Joseph McCormick (ice hockey)

This article is about the Candian American hockey player. For other people, see Joseph McCormick (disambiguation).
Joe McCormick
Born (1894-08-12)August 12, 1894
Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Died June 14, 1958(1958-06-14) (aged 63)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Portland Rosebuds (WHL)
Edmonton Eskimos (WHL)
St. Paul Athletic Club (USAHA)
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (USAHA)
National team  United States
Playing career 1915–1918
1919–1932
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team

Joseph Wallace McCormick (August 12, 1894 – June 14, 1958)[1] was a Canadian-born ice hockey player, from Buckingham, Quebec. Early in his career, during World War I, he played in Pittsburgh for the Duquesne Garden and Pittsburgh Athletic Association teams.[2] In 1918, Joe enlisted in the U.S. Army. His older brother, Lawrence, followed his lead shortly afterwards. Joe served in the Army in France during the war. Because the brothers held an honorable discharge from the Army, they were entitled to automatic US citizenship and on March 17, 1920, just five weeks before playing in the 1920 Summer Olympics,[3] they both became naturalized Americans.[4]

He was the captain[5] and a forward on the 1920 American ice hockey team, which eventually won the silver medal.[4] He returned to Pittsburgh and played for the Yellow Jackets until March 30, 1922. He was one of the leading scorers in the amateur ranks throughout his career. The January 23, 1922 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described McCormick as "one of the cleanest and fairest players to ever don a uniform". The Post-Gazette also stated that he had one of the most powerful shots in hockey, "shooting past goaltenders from 50 feet away". He later ended his career with the Portland Rosebuds in 1925.[6] On October 7, 1925, McCormick was traded to Portland along with Bobby Trapp in exchange for Eddie Shore and Art Gagne.[7]

  1. ^ "Joseph McCormick Dies in Sudbury". Ottawa Journal. June 18, 1958. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Joe McCormick". Society for International Hockey Research. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Joseph McCormick". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Godin, Roger A. "First U.S. Olympic hockey team was formed in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Hockey.net. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "Yank hockeyists loud in praise of Canadian Team". Vancouver Sun. May 13, 1920. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "1925-26 Portland Rosebuds vs Saskatoon Shieks Game Program". Portland Bucakaroos. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "Art Gagne". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 1, 2012.