Charles Laurens Querrie (July 25, 1877 – April 5, 1950) was the first
General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, at the time called the Toronto Arenas (1917–20) and the Toronto St. Patricks (1920–27).
Querrie was born in
Markham, Ontario
Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ...
around the area now known as
Victoria Square.
Career
Querrie won two
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
s with the team, in
1917–18 and again in
1921–22. Prior to his career in hockey coaching and management, Querrie was a prominent lacrosse player in amateur and professional leagues in his hometown of Markham (member of Lacrosse Hall of Fame) as well as in Toronto.
["Charlie Querrie: Noted Canadian Sportsman; Lacrosse Ace; Hockey Figure", '']The Globe and Mail
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'', April 6, 1950, pg. 18
In 1927 Querrie sold his majority stake of the St. Pat's to
Conn Smythe
Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC (; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National ...
, who had purchased the team along with several partners including St. Pat's minority owner
Jack Bickell
John Paris Bickell, also known as Jack Bickell, (September 26, 1884 – August 22, 1951) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner. He is best known for his long-time association with the Toronto Maple Leafs professional i ...
.
He was inducted into the
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a
field
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Expanses of open ground
* Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes
* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
* Battlefield
* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
* Meadow, a grass ...
player in 1965, the first year of inductees.
Later Years
He died on April 5, 1950 at
Toronto General Hospital
The Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is a major teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the flagship campus of University Health Network (UHN). It is located in the Discovery District of Downtown Toronto along University Avenue's Hospital ...
of a heart attack.
Coaching record
References
1877 births
1950 deaths
Canadian lacrosse players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
National Hockey League executives
National Hockey League general managers
National Hockey League owners
People from Markham, Ontario
Stanley Cup champions
Toronto Maple Leafs executives
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
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