Bruce Stuart

Charles Bruce Stuart (November 30, 1881 – October 28, 1961) was a Canadian amateur and professional ice hockey forward who played for the Quebec Bulldogs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Wanderers, Portage Lakes Hockey Club, Pittsburgh Victorias and Pittsburgh Professionals from 1899 to 1911. Stuart is considered to be an early power forward, a forward who combines size and physical play with scoring ability, in hockey history.

Bruce Stuart
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961
Bruce Stuart with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club in the 1905–06 season.
Born (1881-11-30)November 30, 1881
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died October 28, 1961(1961-10-28) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Bulldogs
Ottawa Senators
Montreal Wanderers
Portage Lakes Hockey Club
Pittsburgh Professionals
Pittsburgh Victorias
Playing career 18981911

Playing career

Stuart on a hockey card with the Ottawa Senators.

Bruce and his brother Hod played for Ottawa HC in 1899. In 1900, they moved to Quebec City for business. They started playing hockey again in 1901, joining the Quebec Bulldogs. He then played professional in Pittsburgh and Houghton in the old International Professional Hockey League. Stuart joined the Montreal Wanderers in time to win the Stanley Cup in 1908, and then captained the Senators in 1909 to the Cup.

In 1910, when the National Hockey Association (NHA) imposed a salary cap, cutting player's salaries in half, Stuart attempted to form a rival league.[1] The rival league failed to organize, as the Montreal Arena was refused to the players.[2] Stuart returned to captain the Senators to the 1911 Stanley Cup. Stuart retired from playing after the 1910–11 season and managed a shoe store he owned in Ottawa until 1952 along with some coaching.

Despite his age, he attended his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.[3] He died not long after.

Statistics

Exh. = Exhibition games

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1899Ottawa Hockey ClubCAHL1101
1900Ottawa Hockey ClubCAHL511011
1901Quebec BulldogsCAHL6505
1902Ottawa Hockey ClubCAHL8909
1902–03Pittsburgh VictoriasWPHL101662220
1903–04Portage Lakes Hockey ClubExh.1444044692802813
1904–05Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL223303359
1905–06Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL201501522
1906–07Portage Lakes Hockey ClubIPHL232092981
1907–08*Montreal WanderersECAHA330318
Montreal WanderersStanley Cup380818
1909*Ottawa SenatorsECHA112202230
1909–10Ottawa SenatorsCHA24040
1910*Ottawa SenatorsNHA71401417
Ottawa SenatorsStanley Cup4100106
1910–11Ottawa SenatorsNHA30000
CAHL totalt 20 26 0 26
IPHL totalt 65 68 9 77 162
ECAHA + ECHA totals 14 25 0 25 48
NHA totals 10 14 0 14 17
Stanley Cup totals 7 18 0 18 24

* Stanley Cup Champion.

References

Bibliography

Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: The ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.

Notes

  1. "Bomb in Ottawa Camp". The Globe. November 24, 1910. p. 10.
  2. "Outlaws Hurrying to Cover". The Globe. December 14, 1910. p. 10.
  3. "Former Ottawa Players Bruce Stuart And Percy LeSueur in Hall of Fame". The Ottawa Journal. June 14, 1961. Retrieved January 1, 2021 via newspapers.com.
Preceded by
Harvey Pulford
Ottawa Senators captain
(Original Era)

1908–11
Succeeded by
Marty Walsh
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