Bruce Ridpath | |||
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Born |
Lakefield, Ontario, Canada | January 2, 1884||
Died |
June 4, 1925 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 41)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Winger[1] | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Ottawa Senators Toronto Professionals Toronto Marlboros | ||
Playing career | 1906–1911 |
David Bruce Ridpath (January 2, 1884 – June 4, 1925) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and general manager. He was a member of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators before an automobile accident ended his playing career.
Ridpath, born in Lakefield, Ontario, as well as playing ice hockey, also was a member of the Toronto Canoe Club and became known as a canoe racer and stunt paddler, performing in shows in Great Britain, Germany and Spain.[2] Ridpath never married and died in 1925 at the age of 41 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He suffered a stroke on May 18 and never regained consciousness.[3]