Jack Winchester
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Jack Winchester (born 1882 in Belleville
, Ontario
) was a professional ice hockey
player who played 93 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association
and International Professional Hockey League
. Amongst the teams he for played with were the Montreal Shamrocks
and the Pittsburgh Professionals
. A goaltender with Pittsburgh from 1904–1907, he posted a record of 34-29 with the team.
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) was a professional 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 who played 93 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
and International Professional Hockey League
International Professional Hockey League
The International Professional Hockey League was the first fully professional ice hockey league, operating from 1904 to 1907. It was formed by Jack 'Doc' Gibson, a dentist who played hockey throughout Ontario before settling in Houghton, Michigan. The IPHL was a five team circuit which included...
. Amongst the teams he for played with were 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...
and the Pittsburgh Professionals
Pittsburgh Professionals
The Pittsburgh Professionals also called the Pittsburgh Pros were a professional ice hockey team that participated in the International Professional Hockey League from 1904 until 1907. The team was based in the Duquesne Gardens and was the first inter-city professional hockey team in the city of...
. A goaltender with Pittsburgh from 1904–1907, he posted a record of 34-29 with the team.