Hod Stuart

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1945
Hod Stuart
Date of birth February 20, 1879
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
date of death June 23, 1907
Place of death Belleville , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1898-1900 Ottawa HC
1900-1902 Quebec Bulldogs
1902-1903 Pittsburgh Bankers
1903-1904 Portage Lakes HC
1904-1906 Calumet Miners
1905-1906 Pittsburgh Professionals
1907 Montreal Wanderers

William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart (born February 20, 1879 in Ottawa , Ontario ; † June 23, 1907 in Belleville , Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey player ( cover point ) who worked for the Ottawa HC , Quebec Bulldogs , from 1898 to 1907 Pittsburgh Bankers, Portage Lakes HC, Calumet Miners , Pittsburgh Professionals and Montreal Wanderers . His brother Bruce was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Hod Stuart in the Montreal Wanderers jersey

Hod Stuart began his career as a hockey player with Ottawa HC , for which he was active from 1898 to 1900 in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League . The defender then moved to his league rivals Quebec Bulldogs , with whom he also stayed for two years. In the 1902/03 season he ran for the Pittsburgh Bankers from the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , where he could draw attention for the first time. In 17 games he scored eight goals as a defensive player and gave ten assists, for which he was awarded the all-star team of the league. With the Portage Lakes he played numerous friendly games in the 1903/04 season.

From 1904 to 1907, Stuart was with the Calumet Miners and the Pittsburgh Professionals in the International Professional Hockey League , the world's first fully professional ice hockey league under contract. There, too, he was one of the best players, so that he was elected to the league-wide All-Star team in 1905 and 1906. The left shooter last played for the Montreal Wanderers , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1907 . Stuart died on June 23, 1907 as a result of a swimming accident. A memorial game was held in his honor on January 2, 1908, which was attended by 3,800 spectators. The proceeds from this went to his family.

In recognition of his achievements in ice hockey, Hod Stuart was posthumously inducted into the newly established Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945 as one of the first twelve players . In 1966 he was also inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame . Stuart was buried in the National Cemetery in Ottawa .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1898-99 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 3 1 0 1 - - - - - -
1899-00 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 7th 5 0 5 - - - - - -
1900-01 Quebec Bulldogs CAHL 7th 2 0 2 - - - - - -
1901-02 Quebec Bulldogs CAHL 8th 5 0 5 - - - - - -
1902-03 Pittsburgh Bankers WPHL 13 7th 8th 15th 29 4th 1 2 3 2
1903-04 Portage Lakes Hockey Club Exib. 14th 13 0 13 23 9 4th 0 4th 12
1904-05 Calumet Miners IPHL 22nd 18th 0 18th 19th - - - - -
1905-06 Pittsburgh Professionals IPHL 20th 11 0 11 50 - - - - -
Calumet Miners IPHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1906-07 Pittsburgh Professionals IPHL 4th 1 3 4th 19th - - - - -
Montreal Wanderers ECAHA 8th 3 0 3 21st 4th 0 0 0 8th
CAHL total 25th 13 0 13 - - - - - -
WPHL total 13 7th 8th 15th 29 4th 1 2 3 2
IPHL total 47 30th 3 33 88 - - - - -
ECAHA total 8th 3 0 3 21st 4th 0 0 0 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Stuart, Hod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stuart, William Hodgson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1907
Place of death Belleville , Ontario