Del Irvine
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Delmar Edwards Irvine (November 24, 1892-April 13, 1916) was a Canadian professional ice hockey
player. He played professionally for the Portland Rosebuds
of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
(PCHA) and was a member of the 1916 PCHA champions. He died after his one professional season of pneumonia
, attributed to playing hockey indoors all winter, and inhaling chloride, which was used to artificially freeze the ice at the time.
, Irvine played senior hockey for the Winnipeg Monarchs
and won the 1915 Allan Cup
championship with the club. He received professional offers and joined the Portland Rosebuds
. The Rosebuds won the PCHA championship, and came east to play the Montreal Canadiens
for the Stanley Cup
in the 1916 Stanley Cup World Series. The Rosebuds lost the series three games to two. After the Cup series, the Rosebuds and Canadiens played exhibition games in New York
and Cleveland. It was in Cleveland that it was discovered that Irvine had pneumonia. Irvine did not play in the Cleveland games and was on his way home to Winnipeg when he entered hospital in Chicago
where he died.
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. He played professionally for the Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds is the name of at least three professional teams based in Portland, Oregon during the first half of the 20th century. Two were professional men's ice hockey teams playing their home games at the Portland Ice Arena, one from 1914 to 1918 and another in 1925-6...
of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
(PCHA) and was a member of the 1916 PCHA champions. He died after his one professional season of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
, attributed to playing hockey indoors all winter, and inhaling chloride, which was used to artificially freeze the ice at the time.
Playing career
Born in Barrie, OntarioBarrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
, Irvine played senior hockey for the Winnipeg Monarchs
Winnipeg Monarchs
The Winnipeg Monarchs were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1967 to 1977 under three names. The team played as the Winnipeg Jets from 1967 to 1973; the Winnipeg Clubs from 1973 to 1976, and the Winnipeg Monarchs from 1976 to 1977. The Monarchs franchise...
and won the 1915 Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
championship with the club. He received professional offers and joined the Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds is the name of at least three professional teams based in Portland, Oregon during the first half of the 20th century. Two were professional men's ice hockey teams playing their home games at the Portland Ice Arena, one from 1914 to 1918 and another in 1925-6...
. The Rosebuds won the PCHA championship, and came east to play the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
for the 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...
in the 1916 Stanley Cup World Series. The Rosebuds lost the series three games to two. After the Cup series, the Rosebuds and Canadiens played exhibition games in New York
New York City
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and Cleveland. It was in Cleveland that it was discovered that Irvine had pneumonia. Irvine did not play in the Cleveland games and was on his way home to Winnipeg when he entered hospital in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
where he died.