Smokey Harris
Smokey Harris | |||
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Born |
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | October 11, 1890||
Died | June 4, 1974 | (aged 83)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing/Rover | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Millionaires Portland Rosebuds Vancouver Maroons Seattle Metropolitans Boston Bruins Edmonton Eskimos | ||
Playing career | 1911–1932 |
Thomas Wilfred "Smokey, Fred" Harris (October 11, 1890 – June 4, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Harris played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Harris was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. His brother Henry was also a professional ice hockey player. Harris scored the first goal in Boston Bruins' franchise history.
Hockey career
Harris first played senior hockey with the Kenora Thistles in the 1909–10 season. In 1911, he joined the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA, playing three seasons before being traded to the Portland Rosebuds before the 1914–15 season. He played four seasons for Portland but abandoned the team after the final season (1917–18) to join the army.[1]
Portland won the PCHA championship in 1916, briefly taking over the Stanley Cup before losing it in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals to the Montreal Canadiens. After Portland folded, Harris returned to the Millionaires, playing another five seasons. With Vancouver, Harris played in the 1921 and 1923 Stanley Cup series, both times against the Ottawa Senators.
After one season with the
After one season with Vancouver, Harris moved to
Playing style
Fred Harris played primarily as a
Harris also played occasionally as a rover, an archaic position between the offensive defenceman and the centre forward position, where he would display more defensive responsibilities. A match report in the Vancouver Daily World from the 1919–20 PCHA season, covering a game between the Vancouver Millionaires and the Seattle Metropolitans, described Harris' use of the hook-check in breaking up Seattle attacks with the characteristic sweeping motion of the stick along the ice.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1910–11 | Kenora Thistles | MHL | 6 | 13 | 0 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | ||
1911–12 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1912–13 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1913–14 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 15 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1914–15 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 18 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1915–16 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1915–16 | Portland Rosebuds | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||
1916–17 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 23 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1917–18 | Portland Rosebuds | PCHA | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1918–19 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 20 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
1919–20 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 22 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1920–21 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 24 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
1920–21 | Vancouver Millionaires | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
1921–22 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 23 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
1923–24 | Seattle Metropolitans | PCHA | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1924–25 | Vancouver Maroons | WCHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1926–27 | Edmonton Eskimos | PrHL | 32 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1927–28 | Los Angeles Richfield Oil | Cal-Pro | 21 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1928–29 | San Francisco Tigers | Cal-Pro | 36 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1929–30 | Hollywood Millionaires | Cal-Pro | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1930–31 | San Francisco Tigers | Cal-Pro | 31 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1931–32 | San Francisco Rangers | Cal-Pro | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
PCHA totals | 252 | 156 | 90 | 246 | 416 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ||||
NHL totals | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards
- PCHA First All-Star Team – 1913, 1916, 1920
- PCHA Second All-Star Team – 1922
Transactions
- January 1, 1914 – Traded to Portland (PCHA) by Vancouver (PCHA) for Ken Mallen
- November 29, 1918 – Transferred to Vancouver (PCHA) after Portland (PCHA) franchise folded
- October 30, 1923 – Traded to Seattle (PCHA) by Vancouver (PCHA) for cash
- November 2, 1924 – Traded to Boston (NHL) by Seattle (PCHA) for cash
- December 21, 1924 – Traded to Vancouver (WCHL) by Boston for cash
- December 3, 1926 – Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (PrHL)
- October 17, 1927 – Signed as a free agent by LA Richfield (Cal-Pro)
References
- ^ "Alec Irvin, Winnipeg, and Fred Harris Are Signed By Patrick for Vancouver – Harris With Vancouver". The Vancouver Daily World, December 23, 1918 (pg. 10).
- ^ Pelletier, Joseph (June 2011). "Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends.com - Smokey Harris". bruinslegends.blogspot.com. bruinslegends.blogspot.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Three players have signed up". The Vancouver Daily World, November 8, 1921 (pg. 8).
- ^ "Vancouver Scores Great Victory Over Seattle Metropolitans, 3 to 2 – Skinner Makes Great Showing". The Vancouver Daily World, January 6, 1920 (pg. 10).
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database