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Harryoliver

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[]

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.

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