Emory Sparrow
| Emory Sparrow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sparrow in 1916 with the Winnipeg 61st Battalion. | |||
| Born |
September 15, 1897 Hartney, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | February 2, 1965 (aged 67) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Winnipeg 61st Battalion Regina Capitals Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Tigers Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1926 | ||
William Emery Sparrow (September 15, 1897 – February 2, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1924–25 season. He also played with the Regina Capitals, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Tigers in the Western Canada Hockey League.[1] As a professional player, he spelled his name Emory, and was commonly known by the nickname Spunk Sparrow.
Before he appeared on the professional hockey scene, Sparrow won the Canadian amateur championship trophy Allan Cup in 1916 with the Winnipeg 61st Battalion.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1913–14 | St. John's College | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Winnipeg Argonauts | WSrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Winnipeg 61st Battalion | MHL | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Somme | MHL | 8 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Winnipeg Argonauts | MHL | 9 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 10 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1920–21 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 13 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Regina Capitals | WCHL | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Regina Capitals | West-PO | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1922–23 | Regina Capitals | WCHL | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Edmonton Eskimos | WHL | 17 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1926–27 | Calgary Tigers | PHL | 32 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Regina Capitals | PHL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHL/WHL totals | 104 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
[edit]- Allan Cup (1916)
- PHL First All-Star Team (1927)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Calgary Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
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- Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
- Philadelphia Arrows players
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