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.
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 | ||
| 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 | 49 | 139 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 463 | 127 | 85 | 212 | 147 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 24 | ||||
Awards & Achievements
- WCHL First All-Star Team (1924 & 1925)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1929)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Harry Oliver's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Harry Oliver's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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