Albert Edward "Dolly" Swift (January 30, 1866 – April 20, 1948) was a

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amateur

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forward who was active in the 1880s and 1890s. Swift played predominantly for his hometown club

Quebec Hockey Club 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 ...

of the

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. He also spent some time with 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. ...

. He was the most successful goal scorer of the 1890s. Swift later became a general within the Canadian army and appeared with a battalion in

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.""Dolly" Swift's Quebec men congratulated by General Haig"
''Quebec Telegraph'', September 20, 1916.

Statistics

''Statistics per SIHR at sihrhockey.org''

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1866 births Year of death missing Anglophone Quebec people Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian military personnel of World War I Montreal Victorias players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Quebec Bulldogs players {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub