Charles Stuart Tobin (November 24, 1885 – May 30, 1924) was a

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professional

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player. Tobin played 175 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the

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(PCHA). Amongst the PCHA teams he played for were the

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, Portland Rosebuds,

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and

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Personal life

Tobin was born in

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. He died in 1924 at St. Vincent's Hospital in

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after illness due to ulcers of the stomach.

Playing career

Tobin first played senior-level ice hockey with the Edmonton Thistles in 1904–05. Starting in 1906, Tobin played for several teams in early western Canada professional leagues, such as Battleford of the Alberta Professional League,

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, Winnipeg Shamrocks and

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of the Manitoba leagues, Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw of the Saskatchewan Professional League. Hockey on the

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was often strenuous due to the weather and the physical nature of the game, and once, while Tobin was playing with North Battleford in the city of

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, the temperature was so low that the players had to use alcohol rubs to fight off frostbite. And in December 1907, while playing for the Winnipeg Hockey Club in a qualifying test game, he was assaulted by

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in a particularly rough contest and had to be carried off the ice."Disgraceful exhibition – (Continued from Page 6.)" – "End of game"
''Winnipeg Tribune''. Dec. 20, 1907 (pg. 11). Retrieved 2020-10-21. In 1912, the new PCHA was formed and Tobin joined the league in its second season, in 1912–13, playing for the New Westminster Royals. Tobin would play the bulk of his career in the PCHA, playing with the Portland Rosebuds, Victoria Aristocrats, Seattle Metropolitans and Vancouver Millionaires. Several of the teams were PCHA champions and Tobin played in the

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and

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

Stanley Cup Annual Record 1922
NHL (nhl.com). Retrieved 2020-10-27. Stanley Cup finals with the Rosebuds, Metropolitans and Millionaires, but did not play for a Stanley Cup champion, losing in the fifth and deciding game all three times.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobin, Charles 1885 births 1924 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers New Westminster Royals players Portland Rosebuds players Seattle Metropolitans players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Vancouver Millionaires players Victoria Aristocrats players Winnipeg Hockey Club players