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DeutschHarold McNamara
| Harold McNamara | |||
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| Born | October 3, 1888 Randolph, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | August 27, 1937 (aged 48) Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Canadian Soo Michigan Soo Indians Edmonton HC Toronto Pro HC Waterloo Colts Cobalt Silver Kings Renfrew Creamery Kings Toronto Ontarios Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1908–1917 | ||
Harold Joseph "Hal" McNamara (October 3, 1888 – August 27, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, playing as a defenceman. He had two professional ice hockey playing brothers in George and Howard. Born in Randolph, Ontario he lived until 1937 before dying in Peru.
Playing career
[edit]He started as a professional with the Canadian Soo Algonquins of the International Hockey League in 1905–06. He later played for the Edmonton HC of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association; the Toronto Pro HC and Waterloo Colts of the Ontario Professional Hockey League; and the Cobalt Silver Kings, Renfrew Creamery Kings, Toronto Ontarios and Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Association before retiring in 1917.
1908 Stanley Cup challenge
[edit]McNamara was one of the Edmonton Hockey Club's 'ringers' who played in an unsuccessful Stanley Cup challenge against the Montreal Wanderers in December 1908.[1]
Later career
[edit]McNamara was hired to manage the Halifax Crescents of the Maritime Professional Hockey League for the 1913–14 season.[2]
He died in Lima, Peru in 1937 following a brief illness. He had been engaged in construction work in the Peruvian capital city for two years prior to falling ill.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Coleman(1966), pg. 175
- ^ "Harold McNamara Here". The Gazette. Montreal. December 22, 1913. p. 18.
- ^ "J. H. McNamara, 49, Dead in Lima, Peru – Noted Hockey Player Was Widely Known in Sport World" The Gazette (Montreal). August 30, 1937 (pg. 9). Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- General
- Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League.
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