Tom Hooper (ice hockey)
Stanley Cup winner with Kenora Thistles and Montreal Wanderers.
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Tom Hooper was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Kenora Thistles, Montreal Hockey Club, and Montreal Wanderers. He is notable for winning the Stanley Cup with the Thistles in 1907 and the Wanderers in 1908, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
Background
Hooper was born in Rat Portage, later renamed Kenora, in north-western Ontario. He first played organized hockey for a local high school, whose team was talented enough to defeat Rat Portage's senior ice hockey team. In 1896, at age thirteen, he joined the Rat Portage senior team, playing with them until 1908.
During his years with the club, the Thistles won three league titles and challenged for the Stanley Cup three times: in 1903 and 1905 against Ottawa, and in 1907 against the Montreal Wanderers. The team won the Cup in January 1907, partly due to Hooper's three goals in the second game of the two-game total-goals series. The Thistles defended the Cup as league champions but lost the title in March 1907 to the same Wanderers; Hooper missed that series due to a fractured collarbone.
After the Thistles folded in January 1908, Hooper joined the Montreal Wanderers. He played only two season games and two Stanley Cup challenge games before being released. The Wanderers had moved him from forward to the cover-point defence position, where he lost the starting job to Walter Smaill. He then signed with the Montreal Hockey Club for the rest of the season, playing rover.
Hockey writers considered his play in the 1907–08 season not up to his previous standard due to his fitness. He retired after the season. After hockey, Hooper moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he died in 1960 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery.
Career statistics and honours
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1899–1900 | Rat Portage Thistles | MNWHA-Int | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1900–01 | Rat Portage Thistles | MNWHA-Int | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1901–02 | Rat Portage Thistles | MNWHA-Int | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1902–03 | Rat Portage Thistles | MNWHA-Snr | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1902–03 | Rat Portage Thistles | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903–04 | Rat Portage Thistles | MNWHA-Snr | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1904–05 | Rat Portage Thistles | MHA | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1904–05 | Rat Portage Thistles | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 1905–06 | Kenora Thistles | MHA | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1906–07 | Kenora Thistles | MPHL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1906–07 | Kenora Thistles | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1907–08 | Kenora Thistles | MPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | UOVHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Montreal HC | ECAHA | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Montreal Wanderers | ECAHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Montreal Wanderers | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MHA/MPHL totals | 21 | 17 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| St-Cup totals | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | ||
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Tom Hooper (ice hockey) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tom Hooper (ice hockey)?
Charles Thomas Hooper was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from the early 1900s who competed in the pre-NHL era. He is best remembered as a two-time Stanley Cup champion and a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
What teams did Tom Hooper (ice hockey) play for?
During his professional career, Hooper suited up for the Kenora Thistles, the Montreal Hockey Club, and the Montreal Wanderers. These three clubs represent the main stops of his playing career in the early 1900s.
How many Stanley Cups did Tom Hooper (ice hockey) win?
Hooper captured the Stanley Cup twice: first in 1907 as a member of the Kenora Thistles, and again in 1908 with the Montreal Wanderers. Back-to-back titles in consecutive years made him one of the standout players of that era.
When was Tom Hooper (ice hockey) inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Hooper received his Hall of Fame induction in 1963, recognizing his contributions to the sport during the formative years of organized professional hockey in Canada.
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