Garnet Sixsmith
| Garnet Sixsmith | |||
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| Born |
January 15, 1885 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | March 12, 1967 (aged 82) Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Victorias Pittsburgh Lyceum Pittsburgh Athletic Club Pittsburgh Professionals Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros Pittsburgh Winter Garden team |
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| Playing career | 1902–1910 | ||
Garnet Mosgrove Sixsmith (January 15, 1885 – March 12, 1967) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. One of the first professional ice hockey players, he played professionally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1902 until 1910. His brother Arthur Sixsmith also played professional ice hockey.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Sixsmith learned ice hockey at an early age. He played in 1901 for the Canadian Soo. That same year his brother Arthur, visited Pittsburgh, and decided to stay, and help found a hockey league. Art then convinced Garnet and several other Canadian players to play in the very first openly professional league, the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL).
He then moved to Pittsburgh to play professionally in 1902. Sixsmith would play professionally for several WPHL teams, the Pittsburgh Victorias, Pittsburgh Lyceum and Pittsburgh Athletic Club between 1902 to 1910. He also played in the International Professional Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Professionals. Garnet spent his entire professional career in Pittsburgh, with the exception of one season in which he played for the Canadian Soo. In one memorable game, the visiting Portage Lakes Hockey Club played at the Duquesne Gardens. Just before the game began, Portage Lakes' William "Lady" Taylor told Garnet; "I'm going to break your break tonight". Sixsmith replied to Taylor with the Bronx cheer gesture. However later in the game, Garnet's leg was broken, in three separate locations. Of the incident, Garnet later stated that he was shocked that any man could hurt him like that because he was always able to take care of himself. However at Sixsmith's very next time game at the Duquesne Gardens, he scored 11 goals in that game. The 11 goals is considered to be a record for the Duquesne Gardens, one that has not yet been broken by any Pittsburgh hockey player.
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