Leth Graham
Andrew Letham Graham (October 10, 1893 – January 18, 1944) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Graham played left wing for six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Hamilton Tigers. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He won the Stanley Cup with Ottawa in 1921 and retired in 1925. He also appeared in the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals with the Ottawa Hockey Club against the Vancouver Millionaires, a losing effort.
| Leth Graham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Graham with the Ottawa Stewartons around 1912 | |||
| Born |
October 10, 1893 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 18, 1944 (aged 50) Wrightville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Stewartons Ottawa Senators Hamilton Tigers | ||
| Playing career | 1913–1926 | ||
Life outside of hockey career
Graham participated in World War I and did not play any competitive hockey between the 1915–16 and 1919–20 seasons. While serving in Europe he was exposed to poison gas which permanently affected his physical condition and his level of play.[1]
On July 2, 1939 Graham was seriously injured with severe lacerations to his scalp when his car flew over a fence and turned over in a ditch in a single vehicle accident in Ottawa.[2] He died less than five years later on January 18, 1944 of a sudden heart attack in Wrightville, Quebec while sitting in the grill room of the Regal Hotel, St. Joseph's Boulevard.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1909–10 | Hull Excelsiors | H-OHL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | IPAHU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Ottawa Stewartons | OCHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Ottawa Stewartons | IPAHU | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Ottawa Stewartons | IPAHU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton Tigers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
Notes
- The Regina Morning Leader, Dec. 12, 1921, pg. 10
- "Leth Graham is injured in spectacular car crash": The Ottawa Journal, July 3, 1939, pg. 7
- "A. Letham Graham former professional hockey player dies": The Ottawa Journal, Jan. 19, 1944, pg. 19