| Dan Bain | |
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| Dan Bain in 1896 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Bainbow" |
| Teams | Winnipeg Victorias |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | February 14, 1874, Belleville, ON, CAN |
| Died | August 15, 1962 (aged 88), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Pro Career | 1894 – 1902 |
| Hall of Fame, 1945 | |
Donald Henderson "Dan" Bain (February 14, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was a Canadian athlete and merchant. Bain was an all-around athlete, competing in ice hockey, roller skating, gymnastics, figure skating, golf, and shooting, among others. He won two Stanley Cup titles playing with the Winnipeg Victorias in 1896 and 1901.
Sports career[]
Born in Belleville, Ontario, his family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was a child. Bain won his first athletic medal at 13 in roller skating. His last medal came at the age of 56 in figure skating.
Mr. Bain was a member of the 1893 Winnipeg Victorias which won 9 of 11 games from Eastern ice hockey teams. He captained the Victorias to two Stanley Cups (1896, 1901), the Victorias becoming the first team from outside Montreal to win the Cup. After hockey, Bain won a national trapshooting title in 1903. He died in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of 88.
Bain has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1945), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1971), and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. He was also voted Canada's top sportsman of the last half of the 19th century.
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1893-94 | Winnipeg Victorias | WHL Jr. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1894-95 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1895-96 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Victorias | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -- | |||
| 1896-97 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1897-98 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1898-99 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Victorias | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1899-1900 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Victorias | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -- | |||
| 1900-01 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Victorias | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -- | |||
| 1901-02 | Winnipeg Victorias | MHL Sr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Winnipeg Victorias | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 27 | 66 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Stanley Cup Championships (1896 & 1901)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945
- “Honoured Member” of the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
References & Notes[]
- Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who In Canadian Sport: Edition 4, 18.
External links[]
- Dan Bain's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Dan Bain's biography at Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
- Dan Bain's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Dan Bain’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Dan Bain's Memorial on Find-a-grave.com
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