Blair Russel (September 17, 1880 – December 7, 1961) was a

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amateur

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

forward who played for the

Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. ...

. On the Victorias he was a long-time linemate of famous goal scorer

Russell Bowie Russell George Alexander "Russ, Dubbie" Bowie (August 24, 1880 – April 8, 1959) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was generally regarded as one of the best players of the pre-NHL era of the sport, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of ...

. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965. Russel was born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He joined the Montreal Victorias in 1894 as a junior, playing for the Victorias' team in the Montreal Metropolitan League. Russel moved up to the Victorias

Canadian Amateur Hockey League The Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for s ...

(CAHL) Intermediate team two years later and joined the CAHL Senior team for the 1899–1900 season. An article by D. A. L. MacDonald in the April 14, 1934 issue of the

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, "Turning Back Hockey's Pages", revisiting players from earlier eras, describes Russel as being "a tireless skater, a great back checker and a fine scorer in his own right." He was a younger brother of

Bert Russel Hugh Yelverton "Bert" Russel (December 27, 1872 – November 11, 1924), occasionally misnamed Herbert Russell, was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club in the 1890s. He was captain of the team that won three success ...

who played with the Ottawa Hockey Club.

Awards

* 1907 – ECAHA 1st All-Star Team

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russel, Blair 1880 births 1961 deaths Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Montreal Montreal Victorias players Stanley Cup champions Canadian ice hockey left wingers