- Barney Holden
Barney Holden (
March 21 ,1881 –October 27 ,1948 ) was a Canadian professionalice hockey player who played 120 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including theNational Hockey Association andInternational Professional Hockey League . Amongst the teams he for played with were theMontreal Shamrocks andQuebec Bulldogs . He was born born inWinnipeg ,Manitoba .*Defense – Cover Point, Rover
*6’, 200 lbs
*Born: March 21, 1881 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Racial Origin - Irish
*Citizenship - CanadianNot only was he one of the very first professional hockey players in history, but he scored the first goal, in the first game, of the very first professional hockey league game on December 9, 1904 in the Pittsburgh Duquesne Gardens. Known as a hitter, he was tough as hobnails, and somewhere on the ice rinks between Michigan, Manitoba, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, he left his blood and his front teeth.
References
* [http://www.losthockey.com/obit_main.cfm?letter=h Obituary at LostHockey.com]
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