Pete Muldoon

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Pete Muldoon

Pete Muldoon (* 1881 as Linton Muldoon Tracy ; † 6. March 1929 ) was a Canadian ice hockey coach and - functionary , who during his career as a head coach the Seattle Metropolitans 1917 Stanley Cup led -Sieg and 1926, the first coach in the history of Chicago Black Hawks was.

Career

Pete Muldoon was interested in sports and played ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association as well as lacrosse at a club in Vancouver during his youth . He was also successful as a boxer in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes in regional championships. In 1914 Muldoon began his career as a hockey coach and was hired by the Portland Rosebuds of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association . In the following year the Canadian moved to the Seattle Metropolitans . Muldoon led the Metropolitans several times to win the championship of the PCHA. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion was entitled to play the Stanley Cup winner against the winner of the National Hockey Association in a final series . In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans actually became the first team from the United States to win the Stanley Cup.

After the metropolitan disbanded in 1924, Muldoon returned to Portland. For the 1926/27 season he became the first head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks . After a season he was released by the owner of the Black Hawks, Major Frederic McLaughlin . McLaughlin believed the Black Hawks would finish first in the American Division by the end of the season , but Muldoon disagreed, saying the Black Hawks would never finish the regular season in first place. On this action, the Muldoon curse arose and the team was not allowed to finish the regular season in first place until 1967 . After his release in Chicago, Muldoon returned to Seattle and became the owner of the Seattle Eskimos from the Pacific Coast Hockey League . He also worked there as a coach for the team. On March 6, 1929, Muldoon died of a heart attack and the Eskimos introduced the Pete Muldoon Trophy after his death .

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personal data
SURNAME Muldoon, Pete
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH 1881
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1929