George Hay (ice hockey)
| George Hay | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958 | |||
| Born |
January 10, 1898 Listowel, ON, CAN |
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| Died | July 13, 1975 (aged 77) Stratford, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Regina Capitals Portland Rosebuds Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 1921–1933 | ||
William George "The Western Wizard" Hay (January 10, 1898 – July 13, 1975) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Regina Capitals and Portland Rosebuds of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a top star on the Canadian prairies, named a WCHL All-Star four times in five seasons. He transferred to the NHL in 1926 when the Rosebuds were sold to the rival league and went on to score the first goal in the history of the Chicago Black Hawks. He retired in 1933 after several seasons with the Red Wings. Hay was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
Hay was born in Listowel, Ontario but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba at an early age. He and childhood friend Dick Irvin were teammates on the Winnipeg Monarchs when they played junior, but Hay left hockey for three years to serve with the Canadian Forestry Corps during World War I.
Returning from the war, Hay settled in Regina, Saskatchewan and played two seasons with the Regina Victorias of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League between 1919 and 1921. He then joined the Regina Capitals and began his professional career in the WCHL. In four years in Regina, he was named a league First-Team All-Star three times. Hay remained with the team after it relocated to become the Portland Rosebuds in 1925, and was named an All-Star for the fourth time in 1925–26. When the league collapsed in 1926, the Rosebuds were sold in their entirety to the NHL and became the Chicago Black Hawks.
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