George Horne (ice hockey)

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George Alexander "Shorty" Horne (June 27, 1904 – July 31, 1929) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs.

George Horne
Born (1904-06-27)June 27, 1904
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Died July 31, 1929(1929-07-31) (aged 25)
Lake Sagatosky, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Maroons
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1925–1929

In 54 career NHL games, he scored nine goals and assisted on three for twelve points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Maroons in 1926. George's name was left off the Stanley Cup because he did not play in the playoffs.[citation needed] Horne died in the off-season in 1929 when he drowned while on a canoe with some friends.[1]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1920–21 Sudbury Cub-Wolves NOJHA 4 2 1 3 4 2 0 2
1921–22 Sudbury Cub-Wolves NOJHA 4 2 3 5 6 2 1 1 2 2
1921–22 Sudbury Wolves NOHA 4 2 3 5 6
1922–23 North Bay Trappers NOHA
1923–24 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 6 0 6 5 13 0 13
1925–26 Montreal Maroons NHL 13 0 0 0 2
1926–27 Montreal Maroons NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Stratford Nationals Can-Pro 13 2 2 4 20
1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 9 4 2 6 4
1927–28 Stratford Nationals Can-Pro 40 32 3 35 35 5 3 0 3 13
1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 9 3 12 32 4 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 54 9 3 12 34 4 0 0 0 4
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "George Horne Is Drowned". The St. Catharines Standard. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. 2 August 1929. p. 1.