George Henry "Whitey" Merritt (December 29, 1869 – May 16, 1916) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey goaltender who played for the Winnipeg Victorias of the Manitoba Hockey Association during the last decade of the 19th century.
| George Merritt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Merritt in 1900. | |||
| Born |
December 29, 1869[1] Goderich, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 31, 1916 (aged 46) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[2] | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for | Winnipeg Victorias | ||
| Playing career | 1891–1900 | ||
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Whitey Merritt started out with the Winnipeg Victorias in the 1891–92 season as both a goaltender and a skater, but from the 1893–94 season and onwards he played exclusively as a goaltender. Merritt won a Stanley Cup with the Victorias in 1896.[3] Amongst his teammates were Dan Bain and Jack Armytage.
Merritt was born in Goderich, Ontario in 1869 and died in Winnipeg in 1916.
Awards and achievements
edit- Stanley Cup Championships – 1896 with the Winnipeg Victorias.
- First goalie to wear leg pads – Whitey Merrit put on a pair of cricket pads on February 14, 1896. He went on to win a shutout in a 2-0 game against the Montreal Victorias.[4]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ George Henry "Whitey" Merritt at Memorable Manitobans
- ^ Stanley Cup Annual Record 1896 (February) nhl.com
- ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-06.