Joseph Cattarinich

Joseph Cattarinich
Joseph Cattarinich
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1977
	A cigarette pack hockey card showing Cattarinich in the original Canadiens uniform of 1909–10.
Born	November 13, 1881; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 7, 1938 (aged 57); New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens; Montreal Le National; Montreal Hockey Club
Playing career	1906–1910

Joseph Jean Étienne Stanislas Cattarinich (November 13, 1881 – December 7, 1938), was a Canadian professional Ice hockey player, and co-owner of horse racing tracks in Canada and the United States as well as a co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.

Biography

Joseph Cattarinich's father was a Croatian sailor. Cattarinich was originally spelt Katarinic, and other immediate surnames in the family tree included Bradicic and Nikolic. He went to sea with fellow Croats Zaninovich, Soussich and Lukinovilch. He visited Greenland and Russian islands with them and others.

Sports career

Cattarinich grew up in

goaltender of the professional Montreal Canadiens, then known as 'Les Canadiens', playing for the team during the inaugural 1910 National Hockey Association (NHA) season. He retired after Georges Vézina shut out Cattarinich's club in a game with Vézina's amateur Chicoutimi

team (the Canadiens had been on a pre-season barnstorming tour to promote the upcoming season of the NHA. He was so impressed, that he recommended the Canadiens sign Vézina, and voluntarily stepped down from his place on the team. In those days ice hockey teams carried only one goaltender, as a rule.

Business career

With longtime business partner

St. Louis

and further afield.

In 1921, along with Dandurand and

Aurel Joliat, and Georges Vezina. After a series of losses (amounting to $40,000 for the 1934–35 season alone), Cattarinich and Dandurand sold the club to a syndicate comprising J. Ernest Savard

, Maurice Forget, and Louis Gélinas in 1935 for $165,000.

In 1932, Cattarinich, Dandurand, and Letourneau purchased

NHL

club.

While recovering from an eye operation, he suffered a

Montreal, Quebec

.

He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1977 as a builder.^[2]

References

^ "Joe Cattarinich Died in New Orleans – Passes suddenly while undergoing operation on eyes" Montreal Gazette. Dec. 8, 1938 (pg. 16).
^ Hockey Hall of Fame Joseph Cattarinich Archived October 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Position created	Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1910–11	Succeeded by Adolphe Lecours
Preceded by Position created	1909–10 with Jack Laviolette	Succeeded by George Kennedy

[1] "Joe Cattarinich Died in New Orleans – Passes suddenly while undergoing operation on eyes" Montreal Gazette. Dec. 8, 1938 (pg. 16).

[2] Hockey Hall of Fame Joseph Cattarinich Archived October 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

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