Joe Linder
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Joseph Charles Linder was a retired ice hockey
player. Linder played for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club
, which was considered one of the best American teams at the time. Linder has been referred as the “first great American-born hockey player.” He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1974.
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. Linder played for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club
Portage Lakes Hockey Club
The Portage Lakes Hockey Club was one of the first professional ice hockey clubs. Based in Houghton, Michigan, the club played at the Amphidrome from 1904 until 1906...
, which was considered one of the best American teams at the time. Linder has been referred as the “first great American-born hockey player.” He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of the game in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams....
in 1974.