George Alexander "Shorty" Horne (June 27, 1904 – July 31, 1929) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs.
| George Horne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1904 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 31, 1929 (aged 25) Lake Sagatosky, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Maroons Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1929 | ||
In 54 career NHL games, he scored nine goals and assisted on three for twelve points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Maroons in 1926. George's name was left off the Stanley Cup because he did not play in the playoffs.[citation needed] Horne died in the off-season in 1929 when he drowned while on a canoe with some friends.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1920–21 | Sudbury Cub-Wolves | NOJHA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Sudbury Cub-Wolves | NOJHA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1921–22 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1922–23 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | 5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Stratford Nationals | Can-Pro | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Stratford Nationals | Can-Pro | 40 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1928–29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 39 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 54 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database | ||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "George Horne Is Drowned". The St. Catharines Standard. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. 2 August 1929. p. 1.
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