Eddie Gerard
Left Wing, Ice hockey player
1890 – 1937
Who was Eddie Gerard?
Edward George Gerard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada he played professionally for 10 seasons for the hometown Ottawa Senators and was member of several Stanley Cup-winning teams before retiring as a player in 1923. He continued in hockey afterward as a coach until 1935, winning a further Stanley Cup in 1926. He was regarded as one of the most prominent athletes in Ottawa, active in several sports and was a halfback for the Ottawa Rough Riders football club from 1909 to 1913. When the Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1945, Gerard was one of the original nine inductees.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1890
Ottawa - Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Ottawa
- Died
- Dec 12, 1937
Ottawa
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on July 23, 2013
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