Edwin Gorman
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Edwin Frederick "Ed" Gorman (September 25, 1892 in Buckingham
, Quebec
- March 10, 1963) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators
and the Toronto Maple Leafs
. He was a member of the 1927 Stanley Cup
-winning Ottawa Senators.
. Born in Buckingham, Quebec
near Ottawa, he played for the Buckingham senior team from 1913–1915 before moving south to play for the Pittsburgh Duquesne and Pittsburgh Amateurs of the United States Amateur Hockey Association. He returned to the Ottawa area in 1917, playing for Pembroke Munitions. He then played competitive amateur hockey in the Ottawa City Hockey League
from 1918 until 1924, including the Ottawa Montagnards in their try for the 1924 Allan Cup
. He was signed to the Ottawa Senators in 1924, and he would play three seasons for the Senators, including their Stanley Cup
championship of 1927. After the Cup win, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
for cash, part of a sell-off by the financially-strapped Senators. He played 19 games for Toronto before the Maple Leafs demoted him. He refused the demotion and was traded to Kitchener, Ontario
of the Can-Am league. He reported, and played 12 games for Kitchener before retiring from competitive hockey.
Buckingham, Quebec
Buckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- March 10, 1963) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators
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...
and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He was a member of the 1927 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...
-winning Ottawa Senators.
Playing career
Ed Gorman had a long amateur career in competitive hockey before joining the Ottawa Senators of the NHL for the 1924–25 season1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...
. Born in Buckingham, Quebec
Buckingham, Quebec
Buckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity...
near Ottawa, he played for the Buckingham senior team from 1913–1915 before moving south to play for the Pittsburgh Duquesne and Pittsburgh Amateurs of the United States Amateur Hockey Association. He returned to the Ottawa area in 1917, playing for Pembroke Munitions. He then played competitive amateur hockey in the Ottawa City Hockey League
Ottawa City Hockey League
The Ottawa City Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with junior, intermediate and senior level men's teams in Ottawa, Canada dating from 1890. It is considered the second ice hockey league to form in Canada. The senior league operated until 1945 and the junior league operated until 1957...
from 1918 until 1924, including the Ottawa Montagnards in their try for the 1924 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:...
. He was signed to the Ottawa Senators in 1924, and he would play three seasons for the Senators, including their 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...
championship of 1927. After the Cup win, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for cash, part of a sell-off by the financially-strapped Senators. He played 19 games for Toronto before the Maple Leafs demoted him. He refused the demotion and was traded to Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
of the Can-Am league. He reported, and played 12 games for Kitchener before retiring from competitive hockey.
Transactions
- November 6, 1924 - Signed as a free agent by Ottawa (NHL)
- October 26, 1927 - Traded from Ottawa (NHL) to Toronto (NHL) for cash.
- February 13, 1928 - Traded from Toronto (NHL) to Kitchener (Can-Am) for cash.