Eddie Carpenter

Eddie Carpenter
Date of birth	June 15, 1890
place of birth	Hartford , Michigan , USA
date of death	April 30, 1963
Place of death	Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	77 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1909-1910	Port Arthur Thunder Bays
1910-1912	Port Arthur Lake City
1912-1913	Moncton Victorias
1913-1914	New Glasgow Black Foxes
1914-1915	Toronto blueshirts
1915-1917	Seattle Metropolitans
1919-1920	Quebec Bulldogs
1920-1921	Hamilton Tigers

Everard Lorne "Eddie" Carpenter (born June 15, 1890 in Hartford , Michigan , † April 30, 1963 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) was an American - Canadian ice hockey player and coach who during his active career between 1909 and 1921 among other things Has played 45 games for the Quebec Bulldogs and Hamilton Tigers in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

Carpenter was born in Hartford , Michigan , USA , but soon moved with his family to Lachute in the Canadian province of Québec . From there he later moved to Port Arthur in the province of Ontario . There he played until 1912 for the Port Arthur Thunder Bays and Port Arthur Lake City, among others. With the latter, the defender played unsuccessfully for the Stanley Cup in 1911 against the Ottawa Senators . At the same time he worked for the Canadian Northern Railway .

Then Carpenter went to Moncton , where he played as a professional for the Moncton Victorias. Another station was the New Glasgow Black Foxes between 1913 and 1914, before he joined the reigning Stanley Cup winner Toronto Blueshirts from the National Hockey Association for the 1914/15 season. From 1915 the defender ran for two years for the Seattle Metropolitans in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , with whom he reached the Stanley Cup final series for the second time in his career in 1917. There the Metropolitans beat the Canadiens de Montréal and secured the Cup.

Then Carpenter returned to his adopted home Port Arthur and placed himself in the service of the Canadian Armed Forces on a local military base . For two years he did his military service as part of the First World War .

It was not until 1919 that the defensive player turned back to ice hockey. He signed a contract with the Canadiens de Montréal in mid-December, but only six days later they transferred him to league rivals Quebec Bulldogs in exchange for George Prodgers . There Carpenter played an extremely successful season for him in 1919/20 with twelve points scorer in 24 completed games. Prior to the 1920/21 season , the Quebec Bulldogs franchise was relocated to Hamilton and renamed Hamilton Tigers . Carpenter stayed with the team and went on the ice in another 21 games for the team. After the season he was given by the Tigers in a transfer in exchange for Cully Wilson to the Toronto St. Patricks . Carpenter never played for the St. Pats, but instead ended his active career.

Carpenter returned to Port Arthur again and began a successful career as a coach. In 1925 and 1926 he led the amateur team of the Port Arthur Bearcats to win the Allan Cup . In 1941 he became Alderman on Port Arthurs City Council. Around 1943 Carpenter left the city for Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba to work as an engineer with the Canadian National Railways . He practiced this profession until 1953. Carpenter died on April 30, 1963 at the age of 72 from complications from liver cancer .

Achievements and Awards

• 1917 Stanley Cup win with the Seattle Metropolitans
• 1925 Allan Cup win with the Port Arthur Bearcats (as coach)
• 1926 Allan Cup win with the Port Arthur Bearcats (as coach)

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	2	45	10	5	15th	41
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Eddie Carpenter at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Eddie Carpenter at eliteprospects.com (English)