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Name: Art Ross  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 13th January 1886
   
Place of Birth: Naughton, Ontario, Canada
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Arthur Howie Ross (January 13, 1886 - August 5, 1964) was a Canadian ice hockey executive and defenceman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association.

Born in Naughton, Ontario, Ross grew up in Montreal where he learned to play hockey. He played in the NHA for Haileybury, Ottawa and for the Montreal Wanderers throughout eight seasons. He won two Stanley Cups: in 1907 with the Kenora Thistles and the next season with the Wanderers.

When the Wanderers joined the newly created NHL for the inaugural 1917-18 NHL season, Ross only played three games before a fire destroyed the Wanderers' arena, forcing the team to fold.

Ross was then named the Boston Bruins first head coach for the 1924-25 NHL season, winning three more Cups. He was then promoted to become the team's general manager.

Ross was named one of twelve Hockey Hall of Fame chartered honourees in 1945. He was inducted as a builder.

Ross is credited as being the first to promote the use of hockey pucks made of synthetic rubber instead of natural rubber, which provide for more consistent play.

Ross also invented the modern B-shaped goal which cuts down on dangerous rebounds coming out of the net.

He donated the trophy which bears his name to the NHL.


Preceded by:
Richard 'Dickie' Boon
Head Coaches of the Montreal Wanderers
1913-1914
Succeeded by:
Richard 'Dickie' Boon
Preceded by:
Ricahrd 'Dickie' Boon
Head Coaches of the Montreal Wanderers
1917-1918
Succeeded by:
none
Preceded by:
Percy Thompson
Head Coaches of the Hamilton Tigers
1922-1923
Succeeded by:
Percy LeSueur
Preceded by:
none
Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins
1924-1928
Succeeded by:
Cy Denneny
Preceded by:
Cy Denneny
Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins
1929-1934
Succeeded by:
Frank Patrick
Preceded by:
Frank Patrick
Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins
1936-1939
Succeeded by:
Cooney Weiland
Preceded by:
Cooney Weiland
Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins
1941-1945
Succeeded by:
Dit Clapper


External link

  • Hockey Hall of Fame

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