Henry Maracle

Henry Elmer "Buddy" Maracle (September 8, 1904 – June 20, 1958) was a professional ice hockey player who played eleven games in the National Hockey League.[1] Born in Ayr, Ontario, he played with the New York Rangers. A member of the Mohawk tribe, Maracle was the first full-blooded First Nations hockey player in the National Hockey League at the time of his recall to the New York Rangers in March 1931.[2]

Henry Maracle
Buddy Maracle pictured in a 1931 newspaper
Born (1904-09-08)September 8, 1904
Ayr, Ontario, Canada
Died June 20, 1958(1958-06-20) (aged 53)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 19261939

Maracle died in Dallas, Texas in 1958 of complications from anemia. He had been a truck driver for a produce company at the time of his death.[3]

References

  1. "Sorry Fred, but Henry came first - A few facts regarding aboriginal hockey players". sihrhockey.org. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. "Redskin Icer", Carroll Daily Herald, Monday, March 23, 1931, Carroll, Iowa, United States Of America
  3. Henry Elmer Maracle, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976" (FamilySearch)
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