Albert Daniel "Dubbie" Kerr (March 8, 1889 – September 17, 1941) was a

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professional ice hockey player. He was a member of the 1909 and 1911

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-winning teams. Born in

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, he started out as a professional with the

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and

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in 1907 before returning to Canada with the Toronto Pros in 1908. He played with the Senators from 1909 until 1912. In 1913, he moved out west to play in the

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until 1920 for the

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Playing career

Kerr started his career in his hometown of

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, playing junior and intermediate amateur hockey for Brockville of the

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. He turned professional in

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in 1907-08. Kerr started 1908–09 with Pittsburgh, but left after seven games to join the Toronto team of the

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. After three games in Toronto, Kerr jumped to the

and became a star. Albert Kerr, Victoria Aristocrats

Ottawa was rebuilding after the "Silver Seven" years and was seeking a player on left wing. Executive Weldy Bate had read that Kerr had scored five goals in a game for Toronto. Bate sent coach Pete Green who confirmed Kerr's ability and an offer was made to Kerr, who then moved to Ottawa. He played with future Hall of Famers

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and

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. He also played alongside

Bruce Ridpath David Bruce Ridpath (January 2, 1884 – June 4, 1925) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and general manager. He was a member of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators before an automobile accident ended his playing career. Rid ...

and scored 20 goals in nine games as Ottawa won the Eastern Canada Hockey Association title and the

. In 1910, Kerr suffered a serious skate cut to his right eye, at first losing his sight, necessitating an eye operation, limiting his play to five games. He would recover to play in the 1910–11 season. During the 1910–11 season, he along with Walsh and Ridpath, scored in twelve consecutive games, including five in one game and had 32 goals in 16 games to finish behind Walsh in NHA scoring. Kerr, Ridpath and Walsh had one, two and three goals respectively in a 7–4 Stanley Cup challenge win over

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. Kerr retired after the 1911–12 season but

Lester Patrick Curtis Lester Patrick (December 31, 1883 – June 1, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (Western Hockey League after 1924), and t ...

lured him to

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of the

in 1913–14. He played three seasons with Victoria Aristocrats and moved with the club to Spokane for the 1916–17 season when the Victoria arena was taken over for wartime activities. Kerr served during World War I from 1917–19, but returned to ice hockey to play another season with Victoria, retiring in 1920.

Personal life

At the time of his death in 1941, Kerr was an employee of the McNamara Construction Company (founded by hockey players

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and

Howard McNamara Howard Dennis McNamara (November 22, 1891 – September 24, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played professionally from 1908 to 1920, including two seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, including the 1916 Stanley Cup champ ...

) in

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. He was laid to rest in Toronto, Ontario.

Statistics

Awards

* 1907–08 WPHL 2nd All-Star team * 1908–09 ECHA 1st All-Star team * 1913–14 PCHA 1st All-Star team * 1916–17 PCHA 2nd All-Star team

References

* ;Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Albert 1889 births 1941 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Ontario Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (original) players Pittsburgh Athletic Club (ice hockey) players Pittsburgh Lyceum (ice hockey) players Spokane Canaries players Sportspeople from Brockville Stanley Cup champions Victoria Aristocrats players