William Duval (ice hockey)
William Duval | |||
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Ottawa Hockey Club in 1901. | |||
Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | August 3, 1877||
Died |
June 7, 1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 27)||
Position |
Cover point | ||
Played for |
Ottawa Aberdeens Ottawa Atlantic Railway Ottawa Hockey Club Pittsburgh Victorias Pittsburgh Professionals | ||
Playing career | 1899–1905 |
William James "Peg" Duval (August 3, 1877 – June 7, 1905) was a
Playing career
Born in
Duval moved to Pittsburgh to play professional ice hockey with the Pittsburgh Victorias of the
Duval died due to alcoholism on June 7, 1905. Duval had been acting in an unusual manner in the weeks previous, and had been drinking heavily. The reason for the heavy drinking was not fully disclosed publicly, however, a letter arrived at his boarding house after his death from his sister, advising Duval that the "girl and the baby were doing well and that he should not be downcast."[3] Duval had been suspended in December 1904 without pay by the Pros team for not being in condition to play[4] although he returned to the team in time to score the winning goal in a game against Hod Stuart's Calumet team on January 7, 1905.[5] He was released by the team in February 1905 for being unable to stay in condition to play.[6] A Pittsburg Press newspaper report at that time said that "'Peggy' when in condition can hold his end up with any of them, but the wine when it is red seems to have a fascination for him, hence his downfall."[7] At the time of death, Duval was working for the Pennsylvania Railroad.[3] Duval had previously worked for the Canada Atlantic Railway in Ottawa.[2]
Statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1899-1900 | Ottawa Hockey Club |
CAHL | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1900-01 | Ottawa Hockey Club | CAHL | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1901-02 | Ottawa Hockey Club | CAHL | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1902–03 | Pittsburgh Victorias | WPHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1903–04 | Pittsburgh Victorias | WPHL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Pittsburgh Victorias | US Pro | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
1904–05 | Pittsburgh Professionals | IPHL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
CAHL totals | 18 | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
WPHL totals | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
References
Bibliography
- Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
Notes
- ^ Kitchen 2008, p. 102.
- ^ a b Kitchen 2008, p. 100.
- ^ a b "Hockey Star Died Suddenly". Pittsburg Press. June 7, 1905. p. 2.
- ^ "Local Bunch Has Trouble". Pittsburg Press. December 25, 1904. p. 18.
- ^ "Won Game By Close Score". Pittsburg Press. January 8, 1905. p. 20.
- ^ "Races on the Ice For the Boys". Pittsburg Press. February 19, 1905.
- ^ "Sporting Phantasies". Pittsburg Press. February 19, 1905. p. 19.