Bouse Hutton

Bouse Hutton
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1963
Bouse Hutton, pictured early in his career
Born (1877-10-24)October 24, 1877
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died October 27, 1962(1962-10-27) (aged 85)
Position Goaltender
Played for Ottawa Hockey Club
Playing career 1898–1909
Hutton, second from left in the front row, with the Ottawa Capitals lacrosse team in 1907.

John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (October 24, 1877 – October 27, 1962) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club. Hutton also played lacrosse as a goaltender for the Ottawa Capitals, and Canadian football as a fullback for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Playing at the highest level of competition in each sport, Hutton won championships with all three teams.[1]

After his career as a player, Hutton was an ice hockey coach in Ottawa for several years.[2] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.[3]

Career

Hutton began his ice hockey career with the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in the 1899 season with two appearances.[4] The 1900 season was Hutton's first full season with Ottawa. Hutton finished the season with a 2.70 goals-against average,[4] in a time when double-digit scores were very common.[1] In the 1901 season, Hutton played all eight games, and continued to have a low goals-against average, of 2.50.[5] In the 1902 season, Hutton recorded two shutouts, and finished with a 1.70 goals-against average.[4]

In the 1903 season, his average increased to 3.80; however, in the CAHL playoffs, Hutton posted a 1–0–1 record, with one shutout and a 0.50 goals-average, while in the Stanley Cup finals, Hutton posted a 2–0 record, with a 2.00 goals-against average as Ottawa won the Stanley Cup. After the Stanley Cup win, the Ottawa Hockey Club became known as the Silver Seven, after the silver nuggets given to the players after their Stanley Cup victory by a team official who was a silver mine owner.[6]

In the 1904 season, Hutton won all of Ottawa's four games, but the team withdrew from the CAHL mid-season before completing its eight-game schedule. Hutton appeared in Stanley Cup challenges only, posting a 6–1–1 record, with one shutout and a 2.90 goals-against average. At the end of the CAHL season, the Stanley Cup trustees ruled that Ottawa would retain the Cup.

Hutton played lacrosse during the summer months. Hutton won the first Minto Cup, then awarded to Canada's top senior men's lacrosse team, in 1901 with the Ottawa Capitals. In 1904, the club he played for was ruled to be a professional team and Hutton lost his amateur status to play ice hockey.[7] In addition, he had a severe case of quinsy[8] and he retired from ice hockey. After his retirement, Hutton won another Minto Cup with the Capitals in 1906. The team toured England after the win, and won 23 out of 24 games.[2][6]

In 1909, Hutton returned for one more season of ice hockey with the professional Ottawa Senators of the Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL). He appeared in five games.[4]

Hutton also played rugby football. In the fall of 1902, Hutton won the Canadian football championship with Ottawa Rough Riders.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1899 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 2 1 1 0 120 11 0 5.50
1900 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 7 4 3 0 420 19 0 2.71
1901 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 8 7 0 1 480 20 0 2.50
1902 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 8 5 3 0 480 15 2 1.88
1903 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 8 6 2 0 480 26 0 3.25
1904 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 4 4 0 0 240 15 0 3.75
1909 Ottawa Senators FAHL 5 3 2 0 300 26 1 5.20
CAHL totals 37 26 8 1 2220 106 2 2.86

Playoffs

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1903 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 2 1 0 1 120 1 1 0.50
1903 Ottawa Hockey Club St-Cup 2 2 0 0 120 4 1 2.00
1904 Ottawa Hockey Club St-Cup 8 6 1 1 480 23 1 2.87
St-Cup totals 10 8 1 1 600 27 1 2.70

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Allen & Duff 2002, p. 112.
  2. ^ a b Allen & Duff 2002, p. 113.
  3. ^ Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, p. 56.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bouse Hutton—Career statistics". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  5. ^ Allen & Duff 2002, p. 111.
  6. ^ a b "Bouse Hutton—Biography". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  7. ^ "Hutton's Case". The Ottawa Journal. December 23, 1904. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ottawas Practice". The Ottawa Journal. December 21, 1904. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.

Bibliography

  • Allen, Kevin; Duff, Bob (2002). Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-484-8.
  • Hockey Hall of Fame (2003). Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing. ISBN 1-55168-239-7.