Tommy Dunderdale | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1974 | |||
Born |
Benalla, Australia |
6 May 1887||
Died | 15 December 1960 Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
(aged 73)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Winnipeg Strathconas (MPHL) Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL) Winnipeg Shamrocks (MPHL) Montreal Shamrocks (CHA, NHA) Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) Victoria Cougars (PCHA) Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) Saskatoon Crescents (WCHL) Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) |
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Playing career | 1906–1924 |
Thomas Dunderdale (6 May 1887 – 15 December 1960) was a professional ice hockey forward. Born in Australia, he moved to Canada at the age of 6, in 1894. He played in Winnipeg for three seasons, from 1906 to 1910. In 1910, he joined the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association (NHA), before moving on to the Quebec Bulldogs the following season. In 1911–12, he joined the of the newly formed Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), playing nine seasons in total in Victoria. He split his seasons in Victoria with a three-season stint with the Portland Rosebuds between 1915 and 1918. After the PCHA folded in 1923, Dunderdale played one season in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL), splitting the season between the Saskatoon Crescents and the Edmonton Eskimos. In 1974, he became the only Australian-born player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Dunderdale is credited with scoring the first penalty shot goal in ice hockey history.
Dunderdale was born in Benalla, Victoria, Australia, on 6 May 1887. His parents were originally from England, but in 1904, the Dunderdales resettled to Ottawa, Ontario. Tommy first played organised ice hockey at the age of 17 with his Waller Street School team. In 1905 he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and played the 1905–06 season with the amateur Winnipeg Ramblers.
Dunderdale turned professional in 1906–07 season with the Winnipeg Strathconas. He played three seasons for the franchise, which was also known as the Winnipeg Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Shamrocks, scoring on average more than two points per game, with the majority of the points being goals. In 1909–10, Dunderdale moved east, and played with the Montreal Shamrocks, first with the Canadian Hockey Association, and later with the National Hockey Association (NHA). That season, he appeared in 15 games overall, and scored 21 goals. He played the 1910–11 season for the Quebec Bulldogs of the NHA, finishing second on the team in scoring, with 13 goals, even though he played only nine out of 16 games, and receiving 25 penalty minutes.