Hod Stuart
William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart (February 20, 1879 – June 23, 1907) was a Canadian professional ice hockey point (now called a defenceman) who played nine seasons for many teams in different leagues. He also played for a short time with the Ottawa Rough Riders football team. With his brother Bruce, Stuart played in the first professional ice hockey league, the International Professional Hockey League. In 1907 Stuart, thought of as the finest defender of the era, helped the Montreal Wanderers win the Stanley Cup, the trophy for best hockey team. A few months after winning the Cup, he died in a diving accident. The Wanderers hosted a all-star game to raise money for his family, the first time ever that an all-star game was played. When the Hockey Hall of Fame was created in 1945, Stuart was one of the first twelve players put in the Hall; his brother Bruce would also be elected into the Hall of Fame in 1961.
| Hod Stuart | |
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1945 | |
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| Born | February 20, 1879 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 23, 1907 (aged 28) Bay of Quinte, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Cover-point |
| Played for | Montreal Wanderers Pittsburgh Professionals Calumet Miners Portage Lakes Hockey Club Pittsburgh Bankers Quebec Bulldogs Ottawa Hockey Club |
| Playing career | 1902–1907 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1898–99 | Ottawa Hockey Club | CAHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1899–00 | Ottawa Hockey Club | CAHL | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1900–01 | Quebec Bulldogs | CAHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1901–02 | Quebec Bulldogs | CAHL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1902–03 | Pittsburgh Bankers | WPHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1903–04 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | Exib. | 14 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1904–05 | Calumet Miners | IPHL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1905–06 | Pittsburgh Professionals | IPHL | 20 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1905–06 | Calumet Miners | IPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1906–07 | Pittsburgh Professionals | IPHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1906–07 | Montreal Wanderers | ECAHA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| CAHL totals | 25 | 13 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WPHL totals | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| IPHL totals | 47 | 30 | 3 | 33 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECAHA totals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Awards
WPHL
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| First All-Star Team | 1903 |
IPHL
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| First All-Star Team | 1905, 1906 |
Hod Stuart Media
The Portage Lakes Hockey Club in 1904. Stuart is in the middle row, second from right.
Stuart with the Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers during the Stanley Cup challenge in 1907, in which the team would defeat the Kenora Thistles. Stuart is in the back row, third from left.
Newspaper advertisement for the memorial all-star game held to benefit Stuart's family, January 2, 1908
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) All-Star team for the Hod Stuart Memorial Game on January 2, 1908 in Montreal, QCBack row, from left: Bob Meldrum (referee), Paul Lefebvre (trainer), Tom Melville (judge of play)Middle row, from left:
Canadian ice hockey player William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart
Other websites
- Hod Stuart's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online