William Robert Hague (April 9, 1885 in

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– September 9, 1969 in

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Billy Hague (1885–1969)
Find A Grave (findagrave.com). Retrieved 2020-10-09.) was a Canadian amateur and professional

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goaltender. He won the

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with the

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in 1905. He played in three other Stanley Cup challenges during his career.

Playing career

Hague first played senior hockey in the

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for the Ottawa Emmetts. He joined the

during the ''Silver Seven'' era, in 1905, succeeding Dave Finnie. In 1906 he was replaced by

Percy LeSueur Percivale St-Helier LeSueur (November 21, 1881 – January 27, 1962) was a Canadian senior and professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Smiths Falls Seniors for three years, with whom his performance in a 1906 Stanley Cup cha ...

and he joined the

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for the 1906–07 season. He played for the Victorias in a Cup challenge against

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in 1908 losing a two-game series. Hague later played for the

Galt Professionals The Galt Professionals were a professional ice hockey team from Galt, Ontario in Canada. The team played for three seasons in the Ontario Professional Hockey League, from 1909 to 1911. Galt Professional won the OPHL league title twice, in 1909 an ...

of the OPHL. With Galt he played in a Stanley Cup challenge against the Ottawa HC losing 7–4 in 1911. He joined the

Moncton Victorias The Moncton Victorias were a professional ice hockey team from Moncton, New Brunswick in Canada. The team played for two seasons in the Maritime Professional Hockey League (MPHL), in 1911–12 and 1912–13. Biography Moncton Victorias won the 19 ...

with several other Galt players, winning the Maritime championship and played in another Stanley Cup challenge in 1912 against the

Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs (french: Bulldogs de Québec) were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The team was officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club (french: Club de hockey de Québec), and later as the Quebec Athletic Club ...

, losing a two-game series. He later played for Halifax Socials and

of the NHA. He retired after the 1916–17 season.

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