Horace Merrill

Horace Merrill
Born (1884-11-30)November 30, 1884
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died December 24, 1958(1958-12-24) (aged 74)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1907–1920

Horace Jefferson Merrill (November 30, 1884[1] – December 24, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Ottawa Senators in both the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League from 1912 to 1920. He won the Stanley Cup with Ottawa in 1920. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but lived most of his life in Ottawa, Ontario. Merrill was also an accomplished canoeist, holding the Canadian title from 1907 until 1909 in a single canoe.[2]

  1. ^ According to his gravestone
  2. ^ "Ottawa Hockey Star Also Top Canoeist". The Globe and Mail. December 27, 1958. p. 22.