Chauncy Kirby
Encyclopedia
Chauncey Kirby was a Canadian
ice hockey
player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club
of the Ontario Hockey Association
and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893. He played in the original Stanley Cup
playoff Final in 1894, and scored the contests first goal (which ended up being the club's lone goal in what was a 2-1 defeat to the Montreal team) His brother Halder also played for the club. He was part of two Stanley Cups with Ottawa Silver Sevens in 1903, 1904, as a Director.
. He played again for the club in 1898-99 before retiring finally. He became a referee after retiring. He would be the referee of record for the 1908 Stanley Cup challenge between the Winnipeg Maple Leafs and the Montreal Wanderers.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893. He played in the original Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
playoff Final in 1894, and scored the contests first goal (which ended up being the club's lone goal in what was a 2-1 defeat to the Montreal team) His brother Halder also played for the club. He was part of two Stanley Cups with Ottawa Silver Sevens in 1903, 1904, as a Director.
Personal life
Kirby was born in Ottawa in 1872, the second-youngest of seven children born to Thomas H. and Mary Kirby (née Graham), British/Irish immigrants to Canada. There were four boys, Chauncey, Halder, Richmond and Lincoln (died in infancy) and three girls, Elizabeth, Emma and Laura. Thomas is listed in the 1872 census as a bank manager, and in the 1881 census as a city foreman.Playing career
Chauncey Kirby joined the Ottawa HC in 1890 and played six seasons for the club, and was elected captain for the 1895–96 season1895–96 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1895–96 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 11th season of play. Ottawa placed second in the league.-Team business:At the team annual meeting, the following officers were elected:* Hon. T. M. Daly - Honorary president...
. He played again for the club in 1898-99 before retiring finally. He became a referee after retiring. He would be the referee of record for the 1908 Stanley Cup challenge between the Winnipeg Maple Leafs and the Montreal Wanderers.