Claude Wilson (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Claude Wilson (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1893

Place of Birth: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 16-May-1976

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Claude Wilson (ice hockey)

  • Claude Wilson (March 4, 1893 - May 16, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, spending majority of his career as the backup goaltender for the Toronto Blueshirts.
  • He was from Oshawa, Ontario.
  • In the 1914 NHA season, Wilson played three games in injury relief for regular goaltender Harry Happy Holmes, including the first game of the Stanley Cup finals against the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.
  • Wilson was included in the 1914 team picture with rest of the Stanley Cup championship team, however he was subsequently released from the Blueshirts the following season.
  • He later returned; signing a contract to play with the Blueshirts on October 26, 1914; and played for three games in the 1915–16 season as the backup netminder to Percy LeSueur.In late December 1916, Wilson, still under contract with the Blueshirts, was suspended by Toronto owner Eddie Livingstone when he "mysteriously disappeared" before a game against the Montreal Canadiens, until he relayed to the club he was in his hometown of Oshawa.
  • His absence caused Billy Nicholson, the backup to play in the first two games.
  • For this incident, Wilson was subsequently fined $100 and ordered back to Toronto by the hockey club.

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