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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

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| image = Redalmas.gif

| image_size = 75 px

| position = [[Goaltender]]

| nicknamecatches = Red Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 109

| weight_lb = 160

| played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]] (<br>[[NHLChicago Black Hawks]])

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|4|26}}

<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]] ([[NHL]])

| birth_place = [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada

<br>[[Indianapolis Capitols]] ([[AHL]])

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|5|13|1924|4|26}}

<br>[[St. Louis Flyers]] ([[AHL]])

| death_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada

<br>[[Buffalo Bisons]] ([[AHL]])

| career_start = 1945

<br>Victoria Cougars ([[WHL]])

| career_end = 1955

<br>Calgary Stampeders ([[WHL]])

}}

| league = [[NHL]]

'''Ralph Clayton Almas''', better known as '''Red Almas''' (April 26, 1924 — May 13, 2001), was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=11434|title= Red Almas|publisher= Hockey Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/almas.html |title=Red Almas | publisher=Hockeygoalies.org}}</ref> He played 3 games in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[Chicago Black Hawks]] between 1947 and 1952. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1945 to 1955, was spent in various minor leagues. He wore the jersey number "1".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azhockey.com/shirts/shirts01.html|title=Players who wore shirt/jersey # 1|publisher=A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey|access-date=2007-06-16|archive-date=2009-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018091113/http://www.azhockey.com/shirts/shirts01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| nationality = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|6}}

| birth_place = [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec|PQ]], [[Canada|CA]]

| draft = 20th overall

| draft_year = 1990

| draft_team = [[New Jersey Devils]]

| career_start = 1985

| career_end = 2003

|}}

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! [[Season (sports)|Season]]

! Team

! League

! GP !! W !! L !! T !! Min !! GA !! [[Shutout|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]]

! GP !! W !! L !! T !! Min !! GA !! SO !! GAA

|-

| 1941–42

| Saskatoon Junior Quakers

| [[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]]

| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 490 || 22 || 0 || 2.69

| 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 360 || 22 || 0 || 3.67

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1942 Memorial Cup|1941–42]]

| Saskatoon Junior Quakers

| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

| 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 190 || 12 || 0 || 3.79

|-

| 1942–43

| Windsor Chryslers

| MOHL

| 2 || — || — || — || 120 || 8 || 0 || 4.00

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1943–44

| Saskatoon Navy

| [[Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League|N-SSHL]]

| 17 || 16 || 1 || 0 || 1030 || 71 || 0 || 4.14

| 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 240 || 21 || 0 || 5.25

|-

| 1945–46

| Saskatoon Elks

| [[Western Canada Senior Hockey League|WCSHL]]

| 35 || 14 || 19 || 2 || 2160 || 147 || 1 || 4.08

| 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 180 || 14 || 0 || 4.67

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1946–47 NHL season|1946–47]]

| [[Detroit Red Wings]]

| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 5 || 0 || 5.00

| 5 || 1 || 3 || — || 259 || 13 || 0 || 3.02

|-

| [[1946–47 AHL season|1946–47]]

| [[Indianapolis Capitals]]

| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]

| 64 || 33 || 18 || 13 || 3640 || 215 || 3 || 3.36

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1947–48 AHL season|1947–48]]

| Indianapolis Capitals

| AHL

| 65 || 31 || 28 || 6 || 3890 || 246 || 0 || 3.79

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

| [[1948–49 AHL season|1948–49]]

| [[St. Louis Flyers]]

| AHL

| 66 || 39 || 18 || 9 || 3920 || 189 || 5 || 2.89

| 7 || 3 || 4 || — || 465 || 22 || 0 || 2.84

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1949–50 AHL season|1949–50]]

| St. Louis Flyers

| AHL

| 55 || 29 || 21 || 5 || 3300 || 182 || 4 || 3.31

| 2 || 0 || 2 || — || 120 || 10 || 0 || 5.00

|-

| [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]]

| [[Chicago Black Hawks]]

| NHL

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 5 || 0 || 5.00

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1950–51 AHL season|1950–51]]

| St. Louis Flyers

| AHL

| 70 || 32 || 34 || 4 || 4280 || 251 || 3 || 3.52

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

| [[1951–52 AHL season|1951–52]]

| St. Louis Flyers

| AHL

| 68 || 28 || 39 || 1 || 4100 || 262 || 2 || 3.83

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]]

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 60 || 3 || 0 || 3.00

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

| [[1952–53 AHL season|1952–53]]

| St. Louis Flyers

| AHL

| 53 || 23 || 29 || 1 || 3200 || 200 || 1 || 3.75

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1953–54 AHL season|1953–54]]

| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]

| AHL

| 9 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 540 || 45 || 0 || 5.00

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|-

| [[1953–54 WHL season|1953–54]]

| [[Victoria Cougars (1949–1961)|Victoria Cougars]]

| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]

| 56 || 20 || 26 || 10 || 3360 || 174 || 2 || 3.10

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| [[1954–55 WHL season|1954–55]]

| [[Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey)|Calgary Stampeders]]

| WHL

| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 120 || 9 || 0 || 4.50

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 450 !! 219 !! 192 !! 39 !! 26,870 !! 1590 !! 18 !! 3.55

! 9 !! 3 !! 6 !! — !! 585 !! 32 !! 0 !! 3.28

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 3 !! 0 !! 2 !! 1 !! 180 !! 13 !! 0 !! 4.33

! 5 !! 1 !! 3 !! — !! 259 !! 13 !! 0 !! 3.02

|}

==Trades==

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*Traded by [[Detroit Red Wings]] (with [[Barry Sullivan (ice hockey)|Barry Sullivan]], [[Lloyd Doran]], [[Tony Licari]] and [[Thain Simon]]) to [[Chicago Black Hawks]] for [[Hec Highton]] and Joe Lund on September 9, 1948.

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*Traded by Chicago (with [[Guyle Fielder]] and [[Steve Hrymnak]]) to Detroit Red Wings for financial compensation on September 23, 1952.

'''Ralph "Red" Almas''' was a [[professional ice hockey|professional]] [[ice hockey]] player.

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