Joe Hall
Encyclopedia
Joseph Henry Hall nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey
defenceman
who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic. He won the Stanley Cup
twice with the Quebec Bulldogs
and once with the Kenora Thistles
.
, England
, United Kingdom
and grew up in Brandon, Manitoba
. He played in the Manitoba Hockey Association
with the Brandon Wheat Kings
, Winnipeg Rowing Club
and the Kenora Thistles
, and in the National Hockey Association
as a member of the Quebec Bulldogs
. He played for the Montreal Canadiens
in their first two seasons in the National Hockey League
from 1917-1919.
Hall won the Stanley Cup
with the Kenora Thistles in 1907, for which he received a 'loving cup' which is on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame
. He won the Cup with the Quebec Bulldogs in 1912 and 1913. He also challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1904 with the Winnipeg Rowing Club.
. Hall would eventually succumb to pneumonia, related to his influenza, in a hospital
in Seattle, Washington just five days after the Stanley Cup Final series was abandoned.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1961.
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...
who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic. He won 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...
twice with the Quebec Bulldogs
Quebec Bulldogs
The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880...
and once with the Kenora Thistles
Kenora Thistles
The Kenora Thistles were an early amateur men's ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1885 as a senior team by a group of Lake of the Woods lumbermen. The club is notable for winning the Stanley Cup as an amateur team in 1907. The town is the smallest in population to have...
.
Playing career
Hall was born in StaffordshireStaffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and grew up in Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
. He played in the Manitoba Hockey Association
Manitoba Hockey Association
The Manitoba Hockey Association was an early men's senior ice hockey league playing around 1900 in Manitoba, Canada. The league started as an elite amateur league in 1892, became professional in 1905, had a professional and an amateur league in 1908–09 and only an amateur league from 1909 until...
with the Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...
, Winnipeg Rowing Club
Winnipeg Rowing Club
The Winnipeg Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba founded in 1881 by cousins John Galt II & George Galt. The club was incorporated on February 2, 1883, with John Norquay as Club Patron, Thomas Renwick as President, and George Galt as Club Captain.From 1902 to 1906, the Winnipeg...
and the Kenora Thistles
Kenora Thistles
The Kenora Thistles were an early amateur men's ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1885 as a senior team by a group of Lake of the Woods lumbermen. The club is notable for winning the Stanley Cup as an amateur team in 1907. The town is the smallest in population to have...
, and in 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...
as a member of the Quebec Bulldogs
Quebec Bulldogs
The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880...
. He played 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 ...
in their first two 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...
from 1917-1919.
Hall won 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...
with the Kenora Thistles in 1907, for which he received a 'loving cup' which is on display in 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...
. He won the Cup with the Quebec Bulldogs in 1912 and 1913. He also challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1904 with the Winnipeg Rowing Club.
1919 Stanley Cup Finals
In 1919, he was part of the Montreal Canadiens team that made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Finals were interrupted and eventually cancelled due to an outbreak of Spanish influenza. The flu was contracted by several players on both the Canadiens and their opponents, the Seattle MetropolitansSeattle Metropolitans
The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first American team to do so...
. Hall would eventually succumb to pneumonia, related to his influenza, in a hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Seattle, Washington just five days after the Stanley Cup Final series was abandoned.
He was inducted into 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 1961.
Career 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 | ||
| 1902–03 | Brandon HC | MNWHA Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association The Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association was an early senior-level men's amateur ice hockey league, founded in 1903, and played one season, 1903-1904 before joining the Manitoba Hockey Association... |
6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1903–04 | Winnipeg Rowing Club Winnipeg Rowing Club The Winnipeg Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba founded in 1881 by cousins John Galt II & George Galt. The club was incorporated on February 2, 1883, with John Norquay as Club Patron, Thomas Renwick as President, and George Galt as Club Captain.From 1902 to 1906, the Winnipeg... |
MHL Manitoba Hockey League The Manitoba Hockey League was a junior-level men's ice hockey league operating in or around the 1930s in Manitoba, Canada, under the auspices of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association, now known as Hockey Manitoba.... Sr. |
6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
| Winnipeg Rowing Club | St. Cup | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1904–05 | Brandon Wheat Cities Brandon Wheat Cities The Brandon Wheat Cities was an early senior-level elite amateur ice hockey team that played from 1903 to 1923. It was based in Brandon, Manitoba and played in the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association, followed by the Manitoba Hockey Association and the early Manitoba Hockey League.The team... |
MHL Sr. | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1905–06 | Portage Lake-Houghton | IHL | 20 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Quebec Bulldogs Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880... |
ECAHA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1906–07 | Brandon Wheat Cities | MHL Pro | 9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Kenora Thistles Kenora Thistles The Kenora Thistles were an early amateur men's ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1885 as a senior team by a group of Lake of the Woods lumbermen. The club is notable for winning the Stanley Cup as an amateur team in 1907. The town is the smallest in population to have... |
St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1907–08 | Montreal HC 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... |
ECAHA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 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... |
ECAHA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1908–09 | Montreal Wanderers Montreal Wanderers The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are... |
ECHA | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Edmonton Pros | Exh. | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Winnipeg Maple Leafs | MHL Manitoba Hockey Association The Manitoba Hockey Association was an early men's senior ice hockey league playing around 1900 in Manitoba, Canada. The league started as an elite amateur league in 1892, became professional in 1905, had a professional and an amateur league in 1908–09 and only an amateur league from 1909 until... Pro |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Montreal Wanderers | Exh. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1910 1910 NHA season The 1910 NHA season was the first season of the National Hockey Association men's ice hockey league. The season started on January 5, but was suspended immediately and the league then absorbed the Ottawa and Shamrocks teams of the Canadian Hockey Association and the season continued from January 15... |
Montreal Shamrocks | NHA 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... |
10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Montreal Shamrocks | CHA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1910–11 | Quebec Bulldogs Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880... |
NHA | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1911–12 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 18 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Quebec Bulldogs | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1912–13 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | ||
| Quebec Bulldogs | St. Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1913–14 1913–14 NHA season The 1913–14 NHA season was the fifth season of the National Hockey Association . At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the championship. The Toronto Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 in a two-game, total-goals playoff... |
Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 19 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1914–15 1914–15 NHA season The 1914–15 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association and played from December 26, 1914 until March 3, 1915. Each team played 20 games. The Ottawa Senators won the NHA championship in a two game, total goal playoff against the Montreal Wanderers... |
Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1915–16 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1916–17 | Quebec Bulldogs | NHA | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 95 | |||||||
| 1917–18 | 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 ... |
NHL 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... |
21 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1918–19 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| NHL totals | 38 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 189 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- IHLInternational Professional Hockey LeagueThe 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...
First Team All-Star (1906) - Stanley CupStanley CupThe 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...
Championships (1907 - Kenora 1912 & 1913 - Quebec) - Inducted into the Hockey Hall of FameHockey Hall of FameThe 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 1961 - “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of FameManitoba Hockey Hall of FameThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour. The first group of inductees was large in order to recognize the accomplishments of Manitoba players, coaches, builders and teams at the...
In fiction
- In Roy MacGregor's The Ghost of the Stanley Cup in his The Screech OwlsThe Screech OwlsThe Screech Owls is a series of juvenile fiction novels by Roy MacGregor. There are currently 22 titles in the series, all published by McClelland & Stewart.-Plot:...
series of hockey books, "Bad" Joe Hall is named as the haunting spirit.