Percy Traub
Encyclopedia
Percy L. "Puss" Traub was a professional ice hockey
player who played for teams in the S-SSHL, NHL
, WHL
, WCHL
, SSHL, and the SIHA
hockey leagues.
Traub played for the Regina Victorias
from 1915 to 1916, and 1917 to 1921, Regina 217th Battalion from 1916 to 1917, Regina Depot from 1917 to 1918, Regina Capitals
from 1921 to 1925, Portland Rosebuds
from 1925 to 1926, Chicago Black Hawks
from 1926 to 1927, and the Detroit Cougars from 1928 to 1930. Traub was a member of the WCHL Second All-Star Team in 1922 and 1923, and the WCHL First All-Star Team in 1924. After his hockey career Traub turned to referee
ing and then went into the insurance
business.
Traub died at the age of 51 from a heart attack
and was buried in Mount Pleasant Burial Park in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
.
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 for teams in the S-SSHL, 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...
, WHL
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...
, WCHL
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...
, SSHL, and the SIHA
SIHA
SIHA is a four-letter acronym that may refer to:*Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband, The Swiss Ice Hockey Association*Scottish Ice Hockey Association*Swedish Ice Hockey Association*Singapore Ice Hockey Association...
hockey leagues.
Traub played for the Regina Victorias
Regina Victorias
The Regina Victorias were both a senior and junior ice hockey team from Regina, Saskatchewan. They have played in the Allan Cup Finals three times , winning the Allan Cup in their first appearance...
from 1915 to 1916, and 1917 to 1921, Regina 217th Battalion from 1916 to 1917, Regina Depot from 1917 to 1918, Regina Capitals
Regina Capitals
The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921.-Franchise history:...
from 1921 to 1925, Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds
Portland Rosebuds is the name of at least three professional teams based in Portland, Oregon during the first half of the 20th century. Two were professional men's ice hockey teams playing their home games at the Portland Ice Arena, one from 1914 to 1918 and another in 1925-6...
from 1925 to 1926, Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
from 1926 to 1927, and the Detroit Cougars from 1928 to 1930. Traub was a member of the WCHL Second All-Star Team in 1922 and 1923, and the WCHL First All-Star Team in 1924. After his hockey career Traub turned to referee
Referee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
ing and then went into the insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
business.
Traub died at the age of 51 from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
and was buried in Mount Pleasant Burial Park in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
.