| Bruce Ridpath | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 2, 1884 Lakefield, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 4, 1925 (aged 41) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| 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]
- ^ "Bruce Ridpath At Right Wing" Ottawa Citizen, December 3, 1909. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Bruce Ridpath's Canoe Stunts" Ottawa Citizen. August 10, 1910 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Bruce Ridpath Dies at Toronto Hospital" Ottawa Citizen. June 4, 1925 (pg. 1). Retrieved 2021-05-18.