22 Facts About Hod Stuart

William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues.

Hod Stuart played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team.

Hod Stuart became known for his work to reduce that violence and to increase the salaries of hockey players.

Hod Stuart's efforts were acknowledged when the Hockey Hall of Fame was created in 1945 and he became one of the first nine players to be inducted.

Hod Stuart had two brothers, Alex and Bruce, and two sisters, Jessie and Lottio.

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Hod Stuart's father had been a good lacrosse player and a good curler and was at once point skip of the Ottawa Curling Club, and both Hod and Bruce played hockey from a young age, often for the same teams.

Hod Stuart played rugby and football, and played for the local professional football team, the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Outside of hockey Hod Stuart worked as a bricklayer, and later in his life he worked with his father in construction.

Hod Stuart was said to have been a quiet person, and unlike other athletes of his era was not one to talk about his exploits, except with close friends.

Hod Stuart played the 1900 season for Ottawa, captaining the team.

Hod Stuart scored seven goals in fifteen games with the team over the next two seasons.

Hod Stuart scored seven goals and had eight assists and was named the best cover-point in the league in 1903.

Hod Stuart, who was unhappy playing in Pittsburgh because of the violence involved in games, heard from Dickie Boon that the Montreal Wanderers, defending Stanley Cup winners, of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association were willing to make Hod Stuart the highest paid player in hockey if he were to join the team.

On December 13,1906, Hod Stuart had a letter published in the Montreal Star that detailed his problems with the IPHL.

Hod Stuart took part in the Wanderers' Stanley Cup challenge against the New Glasgow Cubs, a team from Nova Scotia, on December 27 and 29,1906, and along with teammates Riley Hern, Frank Glass, Moose Johnson and Jack Marshall, became the first professional hockey players to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Hod Stuart was commended for his actions during the game; it was said that he neither flinched nor retaliated, even after bearing most of the hits.

Hod Stuart participated in both challenges, and though did not score a goal in any of the four games, he was said to have played the best game of his career in the first game of the series, even with a broken finger.

Tired of the constant violence, Hod Stuart quit hockey after the Stanley Cup championship in 1907 and joined his father in construction.

Hod Stuart was asked if he wanted to manage the Belleville team; a similar offer came from Peterborough, Ontario, while a town outside Toronto was said to have offered a railroad president's salary if Stuart would join them.

Hod Stuart dived head first onto jagged rocks, gashing his head and breaking his neck.

Hod Stuart's body was brought back to Ottawa, where a service was held at his family's home before he was buried at Beechwood Cemetery.

Around the time of his death Hod Stuart was often in the conversation not only as one of the best cover-points in the game, but one of the best players overall.