Horace Gaul

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position=Right Wing
shoots=Right
birth_place=Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
birth_date=1883-12-21
death_date=1939-07-09
death_place=
career_start=1904
career_end=1913
played_for=Ottawa Hockey Club
Pittsburgh Pros
Brooklyn SC
Brockville HC
Renfrew Creamery Kings
Haileybury Comets
Berlin Dutchmen
New Glasgow Cubs
Toronto Tecumsehs
height_in=9|height_ft=5|weight_lbs=160
nationality=Canada

Horace Joseph Gaul (1883-12-21-1939-07-09) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played from 1904 until 1913 most notably with the Pittsburgh Pros, Haileybury Comets, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Tecumsehs.

Playing career

Born in Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, the Gaul family moved to Ottawa, Ontario. Horace first played senior amateur hockey for the Ottawa Silver Seven in 1904–05, a member of the Stanley Cup winning squad. In 1906, he became professional, joining Pittsburgh of the International Hockey League. [cite news |work=The Globe |date=January 3, 1907 |page=11 |title=Portage Lake Beat Pittsburg] In 1907, he returned to Canada, playing for Brockville and Renfrew senior teams. In 1908–09, he split his time with Pittsburgh and Haileybury. He stayed with Haileybury for the inaugural National Hockey Association (NHA) 1910 season. When the team folded the next year, he returned to play for Ottawa and won a second Stanley Cup in 1911. In 1911, he joined New Glasgow of the Maritime Professional Hockey League (MPHL). He played his final season in 1912–13 for the new Toronto Tecumsehs of the NHA.

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