# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alf-pike
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:51:41.634Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alf-pike"
name: "Alf Pike"
slug: "alf-pike"
description: "Alfred George Pike was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent six National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers between 1939 and 1947. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he was a product of the hockey school there that was operated by Lester Patrick, the Rangers' coach and general manager. A licensed mortician in the offseason, Pike's nickname was \"The Embalmer\". He also served as coach at various levels of the sport.\nDuring World War II, Pike attained rank of Leading Aircraftsman with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served, and played hockey, in Winnipeg and also while stationed at Leeming Yorkshire home to RCAF 427 Lion and 429 Bison heavy bomber Squadrons."
tagline: "Canadian ice hockey player (1917–2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alf_Pike_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1917-09-15"
deathDate: "2009-03-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.16
  momentum:             9.999999999999998
  historical:           4.802484
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "الف پيك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Pike"
    title: "Alf Pike"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Pike"
    title: "Alf Pike"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Pike"
    title: "Alfred Pike"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Pike"
    title: "Alfred Pike"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2834733"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump