Archibald Maynard Atkinson (February 17, 1886 – August 4, 1968) was a

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professional

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player. He played with the

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of the

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in the 1912–13 season and 1913–14 season, appearing in a total of seven games. Atkinson was also a canoeist with the

Britannia Yacht Club The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club and tennis club based in Britannia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. BYC is located on an extension of land at the eastern end of Lac ...

in Ottawa, though he lost his amateur status when he signed up as a professional hockey player."Many well known paddlers barred through "pro" hockey clubs raids"
''Ottawa Citizen''. Apr. 11, 1913 (p. 8). Retrieved 2022-03-29.

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