Angus Campbell (ice hockey) explained

Angus Campbell
Halloffame:1964
Birth Date:March 19, 1884
Birth Place:Stayner, Ontario, Canada[1]
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:Left Wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Cobalt Silver Kings
Career Start:1908
Career End:1920

Angus Daniel Campbell (March 19, 1884 – March 5, 1976) was the founder of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA),[2] an executive member of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[3]

Biography

As a young man, Campbell played hockey both at the University of Toronto, where he was a student and in the Cobalt Mines' League in northeastern Ontario. On October 8, 1919, he was a founding member of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA).[2]

Professionally, Campbell was a successful mining engineer for McIntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd. and other companies. He served a term as president of the Professional Engineers of Ontario. After his retirement, he moved to Toronto, Ontario. He died in 1976.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://losthockey.com/public_player_list.cfm?letter=c&PageNum_qPlayers=5&league_filter=all SIHR – Player List
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122309024/two-years-today-noha-formed/ "Two years today N.O.H.A, formed"
  3. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b196401&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName Angus Campbell, Biography
  4. News: Deaths . . 1976-03-09 . 45.