Eddie Carpenter

Everard "Eddie" Lorne Carpenter (June 15, 1890 in Hartford, Michigan – April 30 1963) Winnipeg, Manitoba was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Bulldogs and Hamilton Tigers.

Although born in Michigan, Eddie grew up in the Lachute-Brownsburg QU area where his parents lived until they moved to Red Deer, Alberta in 1913.

Eddie moved to Port Arthur, Ontario in 1909 to work for the Canadian Northern Railway. He played the defensive position of cover point with the semi-professional Thunder Bay Hockey Club in 1910, then during the hockey seasons of 1910/11–1911/12 for the Port Arthur Hockey Club. The team (which included Jack Walker) defeated Prince Albert for the Western Canadian championship, then went on to play Ottawa 16 March 1911 for the Stanley Cup, but were defeated by the NHA team. He played with the Moncton Victorias 1912/13 and the New Glasgow Black Foxes 1913/14. He won a stanley cup with the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans.

After retiring from professional hockey in 1921, Eddie became trainer, coach and manager for the Port Arthur Hockey Club which won two Allan Cups in 1924/25 and 1925/26. He served as councillor of the city of Port Arthur 1941. He moved to Winnipeg about 1945, and retired as a locomotive engineer from the Canadian National Railways about 1954.

Career statistics

National Hockey League - Regular Season
* "Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes"

References

* "Everard Lorne (Eddie) Carpenter", in F.B. Scollie, Thunder Bay Mayors and Councillors 1873–1945 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), p. 62–63.

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