Joseph Andrew "Grindy" Forrester (July 11, 1877 – November 8, 1932) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.[1] He also played with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club in the IPHL, the Winnipeg Maple Leafs in the MPHL and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the WPHL.
| Grindy Forrester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Forrester with the Portage Lakes Hockey Club. | |||
| Born |
July 11, 1877 Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 8, 1932 (aged 55) Miles City, Montana, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Cover Point | ||
| Played for |
Barrie Hockey Club Thessalon HC Portage Lakes Hockey Club Pittsburgh Athletic Club Winnipeg Maple Leafs Montreal Shamrocks | ||
| Playing career | 1897–1909 | ||
According to former ice hockey player and coach Jack Adams, Grindy Forrester had one of the hardest shots during his era.[2]
Statistics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1903–04 | Barrie Hockey Club | OHA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1904–05 | Thessalon HC | OHA-I | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1905–06 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1906–07 | Portage Lakes Hockey Club | IPHL | 22 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1907–08 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1907–08 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MPHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1908 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | Stanley Cup | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1908–09 | Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MPHL | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1909–10 | Montreal Shamrocks | CHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1910 | Montreal Shamrocks | NHA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| IPHL totals | 42 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| WPHL totals | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
References
edit- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ "Trigger Men" The Montreal Gazette, February 3, 1943.