Harry Cameron | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1963 | |||
Born |
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada | February 6, 1890||
Died |
October 20, 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 63)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Toronto Blueshirts Toronto Arenas Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens Toronto St. Patricks Saskatoon Sheiks Minneapolis Millers St. Louis Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1912–1933 |
Harold Hugh Cameron (February 6, 1890 – October 20, 1953) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played professionally for the Toronto Blueshirts, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Toronto St. Pats, and Montreal Canadiens. Cameron won three Stanley Cups in his career: his first as a member of the 1913–14 Toronto Blueshirts, his second as a member of the 1917–18 Blueshirts (Arenas), and his third as a member of the 1921–22 Toronto St. Pats (all predecessor clubs of the Toronto Maple Leafs).
Cameron was considered one of the first great rushing and scoring defencemen.[1] He scored 88 goals in 128 games in the NHL. He was also famous for his "curved shot" similar to that of today's curved hockey sticks.[1] Cameron was the first player in NHL history to achieve what was later called a "Gordie Howe hat trick", doing so on December 26, 1917 during a 7-5 defeat of the Montreal Canadiens.[2] In later years, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia where he resided when he died in 1953.[1] He was inducted posthumously into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.[3]