Charles Spittal

Charles Spittal
Spittal with the Ottawa HC in the 1900–01 season.
Born	(1874-11-17)November 17, 1874 Ottawa, ON, Canada
Died	January 29, 1931(1931-01-29) (aged 56) Montreal, QC, Canada
Position	Defence
Played for	Ottawa Hockey Club Pittsburgh Victorias Pittsburgh Professionals Canadian Soo Renfrew Creamery Kings
Playing career	1896–1908

Charles Douglas "Baldy" Spittal (November 17, 1874–January 29, 1931) was a Canadian athlete and soldier. He was notable as an amateur and professional ice hockey player, and as a competitive marksman with a rifle. He was a member of the 1903 Ottawa Silver Seven Stanley Cup champions. He was one of the first players to play professionally, in Pittsburgh and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Spittal was born in Ottawa, the son of Alexander Spittal and Margaret Moodie. He was educated in Ottawa public schools and the Collegiate Institute. As a youth, he was a competitive cyclist, lacrosse player and ice hockey player. He also was an accomplished marksman with a rifle, competing regularly in competitions from his youth until his death. Spitall later joined the Canadian Army, rising to the title of Lieutenant-Colonel. He served during World War I in Europe. He married Helen Taylor and they had a son Taylor Spittal. He died at his home in Montreal and he was interred at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. He was survived by his wife and son, a brother George Spittal of Ottawa, and two sisters Mrs. F. W. C. Cumming of Ottawa and Mrs. T. F. Moneypenny of Toronto.

Spittal started his senior hockey career with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1897. He played two full seasons with the club, but was demoted to a spare position in the 1899 season. He played an average of one game per season with Ottawa, playing with other teams, such as Ottawa's second team in the intermediate division. Spittal played one game with Ottawa in the 1903 season but played the majority of the season with the professional Pittsburgh Victorias of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL), which was made up of other Ottawa ice hockey players. He did not play in the Stanley Cup playoff with the Montreal Victorias or the challenge by the Rat Portage Thistles.