What is Phil Samis?
[[File:Phil Samis.jpg|thumb|200px|Samis in {{circa|1948}}]] '''Philip Lawrence Samis''' (December 28, 1927 &ndash; January 11, 2022) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] player. He was a [[defenceman]]. He played for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He helped the Maple Leafs win the 1948 [[Stanley Cup]]. He also played in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) for the [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] and the [[Cleveland Barons]]. He helped Cleveland win the [[Calder Cup]] in 1951. He retired from hockey in 1953. Samis was born in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=12114|title=Phil Samis|website=Hockeydb.com|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> After his playing career, he worked as a [[dentist]]. Samis died on January 11, 2022, at a hospital in [[Greater Napanee]], [[Ontario]]. He was 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://memorials.directcremationservices.ca/philip-samis/4826063/index.php|title=Dr. Phillip Lawrence Samis|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 12, 2022|website= directcremationservices.ca}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20201007230036/https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14213 Phil Samis] at [[Hockey Hall of Fame|HHOF.com]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Samis, Phil}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta]] [[Category:Memorial Cup winners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Edmonton]] [[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}