- Riley Hern
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 150 px
position = Goaltender
caught = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 170
played_for =Pittsburgh Keystones (WPHL)
Portage Lakes (IPHL)
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA /NHA )
nationality = CAN
birth_date =December 5 ,1880
birth_place = St. Marys,Ontario
death_date =June 24 1929
death_place = "place unknown"
career_start = 1898
career_end = 1911
halloffame = 1962William Milton "Riley" Hern (
December 5 ,1880 –June 24 , 1929) was a Canadianprofessional ice hockey goaltender . He was the first professional goaltender to play on aStanley Cup -winning team.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=107]Hern began playing ice hockey at an early age, playing for school teams in St. Marys and Stratford, playing both as a goaltender and a forward.cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196208&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo|title=Riley Hern — Biography|publisher=
Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2008-07-24] Hern played for Stratford Legionnaires from 1898 to 1901.He began his professional career with the
Pittsburgh Keystones of theWestern Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) during the 1901–02 season. In his first season, Hern led the league in victories, with nine in 14 games. Hern, as a result, was named to the WPHL All-Star Team. However, in the next season, Hern led the league in losses, losing 10 out of 11 games. In the 1903–04 season, Hern played with thePortage Lakes Hockey Club of theInternational Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Hern played, in total, three seasons with Portage Lakes.cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196208&type=Player&page=statsawards&list=ByName#photo|title=Riley Hern — Career statistics|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2008-07-24]In the 1906–07 season, Hern joined the
Montreal Wanderers , of theEastern Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). Hern posted a 10–0 regular season record in his first season with the Wanderers.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=108] The Wanderers won theStanley Cup four straight seasons in the playoffs, from 1907 to 1911. The Wanderers also successfully defended the Cup in six out of seven challenges in that timespan. The only challenge they lost was against theKenora Thistles in January 1907; the Wanderers reclaimed the Cup in their own successful challenge two months later.Hern retired from playing professional ice hockey in 1911, at the age of 30. Hern went on to become a successful businessman, owning a
haberdashery inMontreal . He was involved in organizing various ice hockey leagues and printing schedules. Hern also served as an NHL referee and a goal judge.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=108] Hern was inducted posthumously into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1962.References
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* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196208&type=Player&page=statsawards&list=ByName#photo Riley Hern's statistics] at Legends of Hockey
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