Harold Oliver (October 26, 1898 – June 16, 1985) was a Canadian professional defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans in the National Hockey League. He also spent time with the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was born in Selkirk, Manitoba.
He played junior hockey with the Selkirk Fishermen and played for the Calgary Tigers of the Alberta Big Four League.
Oliver was the first Boston Bruin to score 4 goals in a game, accomplished on January 11, 1927 in a 6-3 versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Harry was an important member of the Bruins team that won the Stanley Cup in 1929.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1917-18 | Selkirk Fishermen | WJrHL | Statistics Unavailable | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1918-19 | Selkirk Fishermen | MSHL | 9 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Allan Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1919-20 | Selkirk Fishermen | MSHL | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1920-21 | Calgary Canadians | Big-4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1921-22 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 20 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1922-23 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 29 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1923-24 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 27 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| West Playoff | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Stanley Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1924-25 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 24 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1925-26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 30 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1926-27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 42 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1927-28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1928-29 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1929-30 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1930-31 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1931-32 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1932-33 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933-34 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1934-35 | New York Americans | NHL | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1935-36 | New York Americans | NHL | 45 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1936-37 | New York Americans | NHL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| WCHL totals | 130 | 90 | 48 | 138 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 463 | 127 | 85 | 212 | 147 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 24 | ||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- WJrHL Championship (1918)
- Pattison Cup (MSHL) Championship (1919)
- WCHL First All-Star Team (1924 & 1925)
- WCHL Championship (1924)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1929)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career Moves[]
- Signed as a free agent by Calgary (WCHL), December 22, 1921.
- Traded to Boston by Calgary (WHL) for cash, September 4, 1926.
- Traded to NY Americans by Boston for cash, November 2, 1934.