Arthur Farrell
Author
1877 – 1909
Who was Arthur Farrell?
Arthur "Art" Farrell was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, author and businessman. Farrell played for St. Mary's College in the 1890s and later the Montreal Shamrocks in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada and Canadian Amateur Hockey League. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Farrell helped lead the Shamrocks to Stanley Cup victories in 1899 and 1900.
He wrote the first ever book on ice hockey, Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game, published in 1899 and of which only four remaining copies are known to exist in the world. He went on to write two "how-to" books on hockey: Ice hockey and ice polo guide of 1901-1904 and How to play Ice Hockey, published in 1907.
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- Born
- Feb 8, 1877
Montreal - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- McGill University
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Feb 7, 1909
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
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on July 23, 2013
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