Tom Phillips (ice hockey)
| Tommy Phillips | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1945 | |||
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| Born |
May 22, 1883 Rat Portage, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | November 30, 1923 (aged 40) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) Edmonton Professionals Ottawa Hockey Club (ECAHA) Kenora Thistles (MHL) |
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| Playing career | 1901–1912 | ||
Thomas Neil Phillips (May 22, 1883 – November 30, 1923) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Like other players of the time, Phillips played for several different teams and leagues, and is most notable for his time with the Kenora Thistles; he also played with the Montreal Hockey Club, the Ottawa Hockey Club, the Toronto Marlboros and the Vancouver Millionaires. Phillips participated in six challenge series for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of hockey; his team won the Cup twice: the Montreal Hockey Club in 1903 and the Kenora Thistles in January 1907, whom he captained. One of the best defensive forwards of his era, he was also known for his all around skill, particularly his strong shot. His younger brother, Russell, also played for the Thistles, and was a member of the team when they won the Stanley Cup. When the Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1945, Phillips was one of the original nine inductees.
Born in Rat Portage, Ontario on May 5, 1883, Phillips grew up in the town. Phillips' father, James Phillip, was a superintendent of construction during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental rail line west of the Great Lakes. Phillips' mother was Marcelline Bourassa. Phillips was the youngers of three children; both his brother Robert, born in 1878 and sister Margaret born in 1879, were born in Ottawa, where Marcelline and James had been married. After Margaret was born, the family moved to Rat Portage while James worked on the construction of the railway.
He was a young child when he first learned to play hockey, and when old enough he joined the junior Rat Portage Thistles, a team of players aged 12 to 16. Regarded as one of the best players in northwestern Ontario, Phillips moved east to Montreal in 1902 to attend McGill University, where he joined the school's hockey team and was named captain. The following year he joined the Montreal HC of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League, where he finished third on the team in scoring with six goals in four games. Phillips was also with the team when they played the Winnipeg Victorias in a Stanley Cup challenge series; he scored three goals in the four game series, which saw Montreal retain the Cup until the end of the season. Later that year he moved to Toronto to attend the Central Business School. He played for the Toronto Marlboros and was regarded as the team's best player after he changed from his usual position of left wing to play rover. The Marlboros won both the Toronto city and the Ontario Hockey Association senior championships, and felt confident enough with Phillips on the roster to challenge for the Stanley Cup against the Ottawa Hockey Club. The Marlboros lost the series, though Phillips had the most assists and penalty minutes, with eight and fifteen, respectively. He was also regarded by Ottawa reporters to be by far the best player on the Marlboros, with one saying he was "much too fast a man for the company in which he is traveling."
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