Ernie Dubeau
Encyclopedia
Ernest Dubeau (April 1882–June 19, 1951) was a professional ice hockey
defenceman
. He played from 1906 until 1915 for the Montreal Canadiens
, Montreal Le National, Montreal Shamrocks
, Berlin Dutchmen and Portage La Prairie. Born in Brockville, Ontario
.
in 1905–06
. He turned professional the following season for Portage La Prairie
of the Manitoba Professional Hockey League where he played two seasons. He returned east in 1908 and played for the Berlin Dutchmen of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
, and the Montreal Shamrocks
of the ECHA
. He played four games for Montreal Le National of the Canadian Hockey Association before the league folded. He played for Trenton
in 1910–11, before winning a starting job with the Montreal Canadiens
Dubeau signed with the Canadiens on November 27, 1911. He played four seasons before he was traded to Toronto for Skene Ronan
on January 17, 1916. Dubeau scored 16 goals in 76 career games with the Canadiens.
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
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He played from 1906 until 1915 for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Montreal Le National, Montreal Shamrocks
Montreal Shamrocks
The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900...
, Berlin Dutchmen and Portage La Prairie. Born in Brockville, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
.
Playing career
Dubeau first played senior hockey for Brockville in the Federal Amateur Hockey LeagueFederal Amateur Hockey League
The Federal Amateur Hockey League was a Canadian men's senior-level ice hockey league that played six seasons from 1904 to 1909. The league was formed initially to provide a league for teams not accepted by the rival Canadian Amateur Hockey League . One team, the Montreal Le National, was the first...
in 1905–06
1905–06 FAHL season
The 1905–06 Federal Amateur Hockey League season lasted from December 27, 1905 until February 28, 1906. Teams were to play an eight game schedule, but due to the failure of the Montagnards, some teams played only 6 or 7 games.-Regular season:...
. He turned professional the following season for Portage La Prairie
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....
of the Manitoba Professional Hockey League where he played two seasons. He returned east in 1908 and played for the Berlin Dutchmen of the Ontario Professional Hockey League
Ontario Professional Hockey League
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, and the Montreal Shamrocks
Montreal Shamrocks
The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900...
of the ECHA
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association was a men's amateur, later professional ice hockey league in Canada that played four seasons. It was founded on December 11, 1905 with six clubs: four from the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and two from the Federal Amateur Hockey League, to bring...
. He played four games for Montreal Le National of the Canadian Hockey Association before the league folded. He played for Trenton
Trenton, Ontario
Trenton is a community in Southern Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the main population centre in Quinte West....
in 1910–11, before winning a starting job with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
Dubeau signed with the Canadiens on November 27, 1911. He played four seasons before he was traded to Toronto for Skene Ronan
Skene Ronan
Erskine Rockliffe Ronan was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 10 professional seasons. Ronan played the majority of his professional career in the National Hockey Association and played one season in its successor league, the National Hockey League in 1918–19 as a member of the...
on January 17, 1916. Dubeau scored 16 goals in 76 career games with the Canadiens.