Alex Wellington
Alexander Robertson "Duke" Wellington (August 4, 1891 – September 20, 1967)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player. Wellington played senior ice hockey and one game in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Bulldogs during the 1919–20 NHL season.
| Alex Wellington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 4, 1891 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 20, 1967 (aged 76) Burlington, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Quebec Bulldogs | ||
| Playing career | 1910–1921 | ||
Wellington played junior hockey with the Port Arthur YMCA, moving up to senior hockey with the Port Arthur Stingrays in 1911. He continued in the Thunder Bay Senior League until 1915 when he played for St. Paul of the USAHA and seven games for Pittsburgh Duquesne. Wellington moved to New York City in 1916, but was ruled ineligible to play there as a non-resident. The following season he played for the New York Wanderers of the USNHL. He played one game as a free agent for Quebec of the NHL in 1919–20, playing against the Ottawa Senators on January 10, 1920, but returned to New Larochelle-New York of the USAHA for the rest of the season. In 1920–21, he split his final season between the Port Arthur Bearcats and New Larochelle.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1910–11 | Port Arthur Thunder Bays | NOHL | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12 | Port Arthur YMCA | TBJHL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Port Arthur Thunder Bays | TBSHL | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Port Arthur Thunder Bays | TBSHL | 9 | 29 | 0 | 29 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Thunder Bay Shuniahs | TBSHL | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Thunder Bay Shuniahs | TBSHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Pittsburgh Duquesne | Exhib | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | St. Paul Saints | NMHL | 20 | 17 | 0 | 17 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 1917–18 | New York Wanderers | USNHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | New Larochelle-New York | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Port Arthur Bear Cats | TBSHL | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | New Larochelle-New York | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey