Joseph Andrew "Grindy" Forrester (July 11, 1877 – November 8, 1932) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.[1] He also played with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club in the IPHL, the Winnipeg Maple Leafs in the MPHL and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the WPHL.
Grindy Forrester | |||
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![]() Forrester with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club. | |||
Born |
Barrie, Ontario, Canada | July 11, 1877||
Died |
November 8, 1932 Miles City, Montana, USA | (aged 55)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Cover Point | ||
Played for |
Barrie Hockey Club Thessalon HC Portage Lakes Hockey Club Pittsburgh Athletic Club Winnipeg Maple Leafs Montreal Shamrocks | ||
Playing career | 1897–1909 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Portage_Lakes_team_1905-06.jpg/285px-Portage_Lakes_team_1905-06.jpg)
According to former ice hockey player and coach Jack Adams, Grindy Forrester had one of the hardest shots during his era.[2]
Statistics
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1903–04 | Barrie Hockey Club | OHA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1904–05 | Thessalon HC | OHA-I | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1905–06 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1906–07 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 22 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1907–08 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1907–08 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MPHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1908 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
1908–09 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MPHL | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1909–10 | Montreal Shamrocks | CHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1910 | Montreal Shamrocks | NHA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
IPHL totals | 42 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
WPHL totals | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – |
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
References
edit- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ "Trigger Men" The Montreal Gazette, February 3, 1943.