Lorne Campbell
Encyclopedia
Lorne Campbell was a Canadian
professional ice hockey
player who played 140 games in various professional leagues, including the National Hockey Association
(NHA) and International Professional Hockey League
(IPHL). Amongst the teams he played for were the Cobalt Silver Kings
.
. He played for the organization's second team before joining the main squad for 1900–01. He then turned professional in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
(WPHL) with the Pittsburgh Bankers
in the 1901–02 season. He played three seasons with the Bankers before joining the Pittsburgh Pros team in the IPHL, which was a merged team of the best WPHL players. He played three seasons in the IPHL. For the 1907–08 season, he returned to Canada to play for the Winnipeg Maple Leafs of the Manitoba Pro league. That season he played for Winnipeg in its unsuccessful Stanley Cup
challenge. He played one season with Winnipeg Strathcona of the Manitoba before finishing his career with one season in the NHA with Cobalt.
Source: Total Hockey
Source: Total Hockey
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...
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 140 games in various professional 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...
(NHA) 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...
(IPHL). Amongst the teams he played for were the Cobalt Silver Kings
Cobalt Silver Kings
The Cobalt Silver Kings are a defunct ice hockey club which played in Cobalt, Ontario, Canada from 1906 to 1911, notably during the 1910 NHA season, founding season of the National Hockey Association forerunner of today's National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Campbell first played senior hockey for the Montreal Hockey ClubMontreal 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...
. He played for the organization's second team before joining the main squad for 1900–01. He then turned professional in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , was a semi-professional ice hockey league from the early 1900s. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league was the pre-eminent ice hockey league at the time in the United States...
(WPHL) with the Pittsburgh Bankers
Pittsburgh Bankers
The Pittsburgh Bankers were a Pittsburgh hockey club that consisted of a group of local men from Pittsburgh that were employeed by local banks during the early 1900s. The Bankers began as the amateur Banker's League. The league later merged into one team which became members of the Western...
in the 1901–02 season. He played three seasons with the Bankers before joining the Pittsburgh Pros team in the IPHL, which was a merged team of the best WPHL players. He played three seasons in the IPHL. For the 1907–08 season, he returned to Canada to play for the Winnipeg Maple Leafs of the Manitoba Pro league. That season he played for Winnipeg in its unsuccessful 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...
challenge. He played one season with Winnipeg Strathcona of the Manitoba before finishing his career with one season in the NHA with Cobalt.
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1900 | Montreal-2 | CAHL-I | stats not available | |||||||||
| 1900–1901 | Montreal-2 | CAHL-I | stats not available | |||||||||
| Montreal | CAHL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | - | ||||||
| 1901–02 | Pittsburgh Bankers | WPHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Bankers | X-Games | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| 1902–03 | Pittsburgh Bankers | WPHL | 14 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1903–04 | Pittsburgh Bankers | WPHL | 15 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Source: Total Hockey
Awards & records
- 1903, 1904 - WPHL First All-Star team
- 1906 - IPHL Second All-Star team
- 1907 - IPHL First All-Star team
Source: Total Hockey