Ambrose O'Brien
Ambrose O'Brien | |
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Born | John Ambrose O'Brien May 27, 1885 |
Died | April 24, 1968 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist Ice hockey magnate |
Awards | Hockey Hall of Fame (1962) |
John Ambrose O'Brien (May 27, 1885 – April 24, 1968) was a Canadian industrialist and sports team owner. He was a founder of the
Biography
O'Brien was born in Renfrew, Ontario, the son of Michael John O'Brien, a Canadian businessman, and later one of the owners of mines in Cobalt, Ontario during the Cobalt silver rush.
O'Brien played varsity
While in Montreal for business in November 1909, O'Brien was asked by the then owners of the Creamery Kings to apply to join the
Operation of the NHA teams was expensive and the NHA was forced to implement salary caps and maximum salaries. The O'Briens reduced their involvement. Whereas in 1910, four O'Brien-backed teams played in the NHA, only one, the Millionaires, played in 1910–11, O'Brien having sold the other three NHA franchises. Before the 1911–12 season the Millionaires were also no more, its players dispersed to the other NHA teams. O'Brien was never a team owner again. O'Brien was inducted as a builder into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. He died on April 24, 1968.[3]
In December 2006, as the founder of the Montreal Canadiens, John Ambrose O'Brien was an inaugural inductee in the team's newly created 'Builders Row' in the Bell Centre.[4]
See also
- National Hockey Association
- Renfrew Millionaires
Notes
- ^ HHOF. "Legends of Hockey — Builders". hhof.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Dictionary of Biography online". Government of Canada Library and Archives. 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ Obituary
- ^ "The Canadiens launch 'Builders Row'". Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey