June 23, 1907(1907-06-23) (aged 28) Bay of Quinte, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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
1899–1907
William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart (February 20, 1879 – June 23, 1907) was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point (now known as a defenceman) who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues from 1899 to 1907. He also played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team. With his brother Bruce, Stuart played in the first professional ice hockey league, the American-based International Professional Hockey League (IPHL), where he was regarded as one of the best players in the league.
Frustrated with the violence associated with the IPHL, he left the league late in 1906 and returned to Canada, where in 1907 he helped the Montreal Wanderers win the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy for hockey. Two months later, he died in a diving accident. To raise money for his widow and children, the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association hosted an all-star game, the first of its kind to be played in any sport.[1] An estimated 3,800 spectators attended the Hod Stuart Memorial Game on January 2, 1908, described by the Montreal Herald as "unique in the history of hockey in Montreal, if not in the whole of Canada".[2]
In an era when defencemen were expected to stay behind during the play, Stuart became known for his ability to score goals while playing a defensive role, and for his ability to remain calm during matches that often turned violent. He also became known for his work to reduce that violence and to increase the salaries of hockey players.[3] His efforts were acknowledged when the Hockey Hall of Fame was created in 1945 and he became one of the first nine players to be inducted.[4] He was joined there by his brother Bruce in 1961.[5]
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five future Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame: Moose Johnson, HodStuart, Riley Hern, Lester Patrick, and Ernie Russell. Before the 1909 season...
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November 28, 1899 played its first league game. In 1902, the Bankers signed HodStuart to a professional contract; this was disputed between the Bankers and...
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able to get many great players such as future Hall of Famers Alf Smith, HodStuart and Riley Hern. These players played for pay in Pittsburgh, eventually...
who dressed up for the Calumet Miners were Hockey Hall of Fame members HodStuart and Jimmy Gardner. "The International Hockey League and the Professionalization...
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the family of his deceased former teammate on the Montreal Wanderers HodStuart, who had died in June 1907 in a diving accident. Montreal Wanderers won...
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several important early professional hockey players, the most notable being HodStuart, who was considered, in certain hockey circles, to be the "greatest hockey...
Spittal were charged with assault after beating Montreal Wanderers players HodStuart, Ernie "Moose" Johnson and Cecil Blachford with their sticks. Harry Smith...
cold and received game misconducts. Cecil Blachford, Ernest Johnson and HodStuart all required hospital treatment. Despite the injuries, the Wanderers won...
arguing that the Wanderers brought in HodStuart and Riley Hern back in January. Foran defended the choice to allow Stuart, noting there had been no protest...
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