Shorty Green
| Shorty Green | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1963 | |||
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| Born |
July 17, 1896 Sudbury, ON, CAN |
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| Died | April 19, 1960 (aged 63) Sudbury, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Hamilton Tigers New York Americans |
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| Playing career | 1923–1927 | ||
Wilfred Thomas "Shorty" Green (July 17, 1896 – April 19, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. As captain of the Tigers in 1925, he led the team on a strike with the demand that the players be paid an additional C$200 to participate in the playoffs. The league refused, suspended the team and sold the organization New York interests. As a member of the Americans, Green scored the first goal in Madison Square Garden history, and after two seasons as a player in New York, coached the team for one before coaching minor league teams for several years. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
A native of Sudbury, Ontario, Green played senior hockey in his hometown and was a member of the team that won the Northern Ontario senior championship in 1915. He joined the Canadian military in 1916, serving and playing with the 227th Battalion in the Ontario Hockey Association senior division in 1916–17. Deployed overseas in 1917, Green fought in the Battle of Passchendaele where he was a victim of a gas attack.
Discharged from the military in December 1918, Green returned to hockey. He joined the Hamilton Tigers senior team and led them to the 1919 Allan Cup championship before returning home to play four seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. He moved back to Hamilton in 1923 and began his professional career. He played on a line with his brother, "Red" Green, and Billy Burch for the last place Tigers. Green was unanimously voted as team captain prior to the start of the 1924–25 NHL season and his skill and physical style in spite of his small stature made him a fan favourite. The Tigers flourished on the ice, finishing as the top team in the NHL, and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
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