Henry Harris (ice hockey) explained

Henry Harris
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Played For:Boston Bruins
Birth Date:April 28, 1905
Birth Place:Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1928
Career End:1934

Henry Hiram "Smoky" Harris[1] (April 28, 1905 – December 31, 1975) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Harris played in the Prairie Hockey League (PHL), Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Harris played 32 games for the Boston Bruins during the 1930–31 season, which had several years earlier employed his older brother Wilfred. He was born in Kenora, Ontario.

Playing career

Harris first played senior-level hockey in 1927–28 for the Regina Capitals of the Prairie Hockey League. After one season, Harris transferred to the Seattle Eskimos of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. Harris played two seasons for the Eskimos before being traded to the Boston Bruins of the NHL. However, he did not join Boston right away as Boston loaned him back to Seattle for the rest of the 1929–30 season. The following season, Harris travelled to Boston, and played 32 games for the Bruins and twelve games for the Bruins' affiliate Boston Tigers. That was the only season in the NHL for him as he was not re-signed. He caught on with the Buffalo Majors for one season before returning west to play with the Calgary Tigers of the North West Hockey League. Harris played three seasons for the Tigers.

He died in Winnipeg in 1975 and was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1927–28Regina CapitalsPHL23 2 2 4 12
1928–29Seattle EskimosPCHL36 8 3 11 1385 1 0 1 10
1929–30Seattle EskimosPCHL34 11 3 14 128
1930–31Boston BruinsNHL32 2 4 6 20
1930–31Boston TigersCan-Am12 2 3 5 329 1 2 3 30
1931–32Buffalo MajorsAHA15 0 4 4 32
1932–33Calgary TigersWCHL30 6 6 12 656 0 2 2 9
1933–34Calgary TigersNWHL34 9 10 19 465 3 0 3 2
1934–35Calgary TigersNWHL22 5 5 10 22
PCHL totals70 19 6 25 2665 1 0 1 10
NHL totals32 2 4 6 20

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rRhkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866,978056&dq=smokey+harris+calgary+hockey&hl=en "Smoky Harris Plays For Calgary Against Lions This Evening"
  2. Obituaries, Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, January 03, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg. 34