Weldy Young
Weldy Young | |||
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Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | October 4, 1871||
Died |
October 27, 1944 Collingwood, Ontario, Canada | (aged 73)||
Position | Defence | ||
Played for |
Ottawa Hockey Club Dawson City Nuggets | ||
Playing career | 1890–1905 |
Weldon "Weldy" Champness Young (October 4, 1871 – October 27, 1944) was a Canadian businessman and athlete. Young was an
Playing career
Young, a
In the early 1900s, Young moved out west, finding work in Dawson City, Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush. He was recruited by the Dawson City Nuggets which challenged Ottawa for the Stanley Cup in the 1904–05 season, although he was unable to participate in the series due to his duties as a federal civil servant during a federal election at the time. He also found work as a referee in the Timiskaming League after retiring as a player.[2]
When the National Hockey Association (NHA) was holding merger talks with the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), Young was the representative of the Haileybury club, although the club was owned by Ambrose O'Brien.[3]
Mining career
After leaving Ottawa, Young joined the mining business in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. By 1911, he was back east in
Young died at his home in Collingwood, Ontario on October 27, 1944. He was survived by his wife Jessie Williams. Young was buried in the Trinity United Church cemetery in Collingwood.[5]
References
- Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
Notes
- ^ Kitchen(2008), pp. 340–341
- ^ "Toronto Pros at Haileybury". The Globe. February 20, 1908. p. 9.
- ISBN 0-919431-35-6.
- ^ Mining World Co. Inc (1911). Mining and Engineering World. Mining and Engineering World. p. 983.
- ^ a b "Weldon C. Young, 72, Mining Head Dies". Toronto Star. October 28, 1944. p. 2.