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Encyclopedia > Harry Oliver

Harry Oliver (October 28, 1898 in Selkirk, Manitoba - June 16, 1975) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans in the National Hockey League. He also spent time with the Calgary Tigers of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Selkirk is a city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 20km northeast of Winnipeg. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A professional does something as a profession, or receives payment for some activity. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Defenceman (defenseman in American English) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Brooklyn Americans were a professional hockey team that played in New York in the National Hockey League. ... This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... The Calgary Tigers were a former hockey team in Calgary. ... The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League. ...


Harry was an important member of the Bruins team that won the Stanley Cup in 1929 He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967. The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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