Graham Drinkwater
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Charles Graham Drinkwater (February 22, 1875 – September 27, 1946) was a Canadian
ice hockey
player, businessman and philanthropist. Drinkwater played for the Montreal Victorias
in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in the early era before professionalism. Drinkwater was a rare player in that he had the ability to play both forward and defence with equal skill. Drinkwater was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1950. Drinkwater was a member of four Stanley Cup
winning teams during his career. After hockey, Drinkwater became a partner in a stock-broker business and a supporter of music orchestras in Montreal.
. Drinkwater was an accomplished hockey and football player in his teens, he starred with the Montreal Hockey Club
junior team in 1892–93, the same year that the Montreal HC went on to win the first Stanley cup
in that same season. Drinkwater also played a prominent role on McGill's football team
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of Montreal. Drinkwater scored nine goals in eight contests, helping the Victorias win the Stanley Cup
. Drinkwater would also win the cup in 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899 (as Captain). Drinkwater's excellent skating and smarts made him one of the best players early in the game of hockey. Drinkwater was named one of the original trustees of the Allan Cup
by donator H. Montagu Allan
in 1909. Drinkwater was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1950.
that cleared all of its debts and provided a surplus for future efforts. Drinkwater was vice-president of the Orchestra until it suspended in 1941. He continued supporting music with the Les Concerts Symphoniques and the Montreal Little Symphony until his death in 1946 at his home at 3511 Peel Street in Montreal.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
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...
player, businessman and philanthropist. Drinkwater played for the Montreal Victorias
Montreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...
in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in the early era before professionalism. Drinkwater was a rare player in that he had the ability to play both forward and defence with equal skill. Drinkwater was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in 1950. Drinkwater was a member of four Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
winning teams during his career. After hockey, Drinkwater became a partner in a stock-broker business and a supporter of music orchestras in Montreal.
Childhood
Drinkwater was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. He was educated at Montreal High School and McGill UniversityMcGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. Drinkwater was an accomplished hockey and football player in his teens, he starred with the Montreal Hockey Club
Montreal Hockey Club
The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a...
junior team in 1892–93, the same year that the Montreal HC went on to win the first Stanley cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in that same season. Drinkwater also played a prominent role on McGill's football team
McGill Redmen
The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game...
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Hockey career
After graduating from McGill in 1895, Drinkwater joined the Victoria Hockey ClubMontreal Victorias
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...
of Montreal. Drinkwater scored nine goals in eight contests, helping the Victorias win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. Drinkwater would also win the cup in 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899 (as Captain). Drinkwater's excellent skating and smarts made him one of the best players early in the game of hockey. Drinkwater was named one of the original trustees of the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
by donator H. Montagu Allan
H. Montagu Allan
Sir Hugh Andrew Montague Allan, CVO was a Canadian banker, ship owner, and a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, the trophy symbolic of men's amateur ice hockey supremacy in Canada.-Early life:...
in 1909. Drinkwater was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in 1950.
Business and music involvement
Drinkwater became a stock-broker and rose to partner of the firm Oswald & Drinkwater, later to become Drinkwater Weir & Company. Along with his wife Muriel Greenshields, he became a supporter of music in the city. He was the organizer of a February 11, 1934 benefit concert of the Montreal Symphony OrchestraMontreal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
that cleared all of its debts and provided a surplus for future efforts. Drinkwater was vice-president of the Orchestra until it suspended in 1941. He continued supporting music with the Les Concerts Symphoniques and the Montreal Little Symphony until his death in 1946 at his home at 3511 Peel Street in Montreal.
Hockey statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1892–93 | Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating... |
AHAC | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||||
| 1894–95 | Montreal Victorias | AHAC | 8 | 9 | - | 9 | - | |||||||
| 1895–96 | Montreal Victorias | AHAC | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | - | |||||||
| 1896 | Montreal Victorias | Stanley Cup | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| 1896–97 | Montreal Victorias | AHAC | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | - | |||||||
| 1897 | Montreal Victorias | Stanley Cup | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | ||
| 1897–98 | Montreal Victorias | AHAC | 8 | 10 | - | 10 | - | |||||||
| 1898–99 | Montreal Victorias | CAHL Canadian Amateur Hockey League The Canadian Amateur Hockey League was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for seven seasons, folding in 1905 and was itself replaced by the Eastern... |
6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||||||
| 1899 | Montreal Victorias | Stanley Cup | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Totals | 37 | 30 | - | 30 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | ||||