John Brackenborough
John Charles "Spider" Brackenborough (February 9, 1897 – July 8, 1993) was a Canadian professional hockey player left winger. He played 7 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League as well as in the NOHA, OHA-Sr, and OCHL. Brackenborough had the longest non-hyphenated name of any player in the history of the league.[1]
| John Brackenborough | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 9, 1897 Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 8, 1993 (aged 96) Dunedin, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing/Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1919–1926 | ||
Brackenborough played for the Ottawa Grand Trunk from 1915 to 1919, Depot Harbour during the 1919–1920 season, North Bay Trappers from 1920 to 1922, Hamilton Tigers from 1922 to 1924, and the Galt Terriers during 1924–1925 season. He joined the Boston Bruins during the 1925–1926 season. He only played 7 games before retiring due to an eye injury.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1915–16 | Ottawa Grand Trunk | OCHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Depot Harbour | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 12 | 20 | 8 | 28 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 10 | 13 | 12 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Galt Terriers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Benjamin, Amelie (November 15, 2018). "Forsbacka Karlsson sports most characters on NHL jersey for Bruins". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey
- John Brackenborough at Find a Grave
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