- Bruce Stuart
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre
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league =NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = 1882
birth_place = Ottawa, ON, CAN
career_start = 1898
career_end = 1911
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halloffame = 1961Bruce Stuart (1882 in
Ottawa, Ontario -October 28 ,1961 in Ottawa) was a Canadianamateur andprofessional ice hockey forward who played for theQuebec Bulldogs , Ottawa Senators andMontreal Wanderers from 1899 to 1909. Stuart is considered to be an early power forward, a forward who combines physical play with scoring ability, in hockey history.Playing career
Bruce and his brother Hod played for Ottawa in 1899, joining Quebec in 1901. He then played professional in Pittsburgh and Houghton in the old
International Professional Hockey League . Mr Stuart joined the Wanderers in time to win the Stanley Cup in 1907, and then captained the Senators in 1909 to the Cup. In 1910, when theNational Hockey Association (NHA) imposed a salary cap, cutting player's salaries in half, Stuart attempted to form a rival league. [cite news |work=The Globe |date=1910-11-24 |page=10 |title=Bomb in Ottawa Camp] The rival league failed to organize, as the Montreal Arena was refused to the players. [cite news |work=The Globe |date=1910-12-14 |page=10 |title=Outlaws Hurrying to Cover] Stuart returned to captain the Senators to the 1911 Stanley Cup. Stuart retired from playing after the 1910–11 season and managed a shoe store he owned in Ottawa until 1952 along with some coaching.Despite his age, he attended his induction into the
Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. He died not long after.References
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