Art Brooks

Art Brooks
Born (1889-02-04)February 4, 1889
Guelph, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)
Toronto Arenas (NHL)
Playing career 19061918

James Arthur Brooks (born February 4, 1889) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two seasons for the Toronto Blueshirts in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). The 1918 team won the Stanley Cup, however Brooks was released and was not a member of the winning team.

Playing career

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Brooks played junior hockey for the Guelph Lyons of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in 1906–07. He turned professional with the Pittsburgh Duquesne of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League in 1908–09. He moved to Owen Sound, Ontario and played amateur hockey with the Owen Sound Seniors of the OHA until 1914, when he enlisted in the military. He left the military in 1916 and joined the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA in their 1916–17 shortened season. The following year the Blueshirts were given to the Toronto Arena Company to operate and Brooks played four games for Toronto in their Stanley Cup-winning season, although he was released from the club when the club signed Hap Holmes. Brooks was the goalie for Toronto in the first-ever NHL game, a 10–9 loss to the Montreal Wanderers and the following three games.[1] He retired after the season.

Transactions

Source: "NHL.com - Players: Art Brooks". NHL. Retrieved 2008-12-04. 

Career statistics

   
Season Team League GP W L T/OTL MIN GA GAA SV% SO
1909–10 Owen Sound Seniors OHA
1910–11 Owen Sound Seniors OHA
1911–12 Guelph Maple Leafs OHA
1912–13 Owen Sound Seniors OHA
1916–17 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 4 2 2 0 0
1917–18 Toronto Arenas NHL 4 2 3 0 0
NHL totals 4 2 3 0 0

References

  1. Podnieks, p. 99
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.