Archie Wilcox
Encyclopedia
Archibald Thomas Bartlett Wilcox (May 5, 1903 in Montreal, Quebec – August 27, 1993) was a professional ice hockey
defenceman who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League
for the Montreal Maroons
, Boston Bruins
and St. Louis Eagles
.
Both former NHL players, Archie Wilcox and Hazen McAndrew
, who played for the Brooklyn Americans, died on the same day.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...
, Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
and St. Louis Eagles
St. Louis Eagles
The St. Louis Eagles were a professional ice hockey team and a former member of the National Hockey League based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Eagles existed for only one year, playing in the 1934–35 NHL season....
.
Both former NHL players, Archie Wilcox and Hazen McAndrew
Hazen McAndrew
Hazen McAndrew was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans. He was born in Mayo, Yukon.-External links:*...
, who played for the Brooklyn Americans, died on the same day.