Edwin Frederick "Ed" Gorman (September 25, 1892 – March 10, 1963) was a
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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player. He played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) for the
Ottawa Senators
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and the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. He was a member of the 1927
Stanley Cup-winning Ottawa Senators.
Playing career
Ed Gorman had a long amateur career in competitive hockey before joining the Ottawa Senators of the NHL for the
1924–25 season. Born in
Buckingham, Quebec near Ottawa, he played for the Buckingham senior team from 1913 to 1915 before moving south to play for the
Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden and
Pittsburgh Athletic Association
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Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard ...
teams. He returned to the Ottawa area in 1917, playing for Pembroke Munitions. He then played competitive amateur hockey in the
Ottawa City Hockey League
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from 1918 until 1924, including the Ottawa Montagnards in their try for the 1924
Allan Cup
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. He was signed to the Ottawa Senators in 1924, and he would play three seasons for the Senators, including their
Stanley Cup championship of 1927. After the Cup win, he was traded to the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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for cash, part of a sell-off by the financially strapped Senators. He played 19 games for Toronto before the Maple Leafs demoted him. He refused the demotion and was traded to
Kitchener, Ontario
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of the Can-Am league. He reported, and played 12 games for Kitchener before retiring from competitive hockey.
Family
His great, great nephew,
Ryan Kuffner, is currently playing for the
Bakersfield Condors
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of the
American Hockey League
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.
Transactions
* November 6, 1924 - Signed as a free agent by Ottawa (NHL)
* October 26, 1927 - Traded from Ottawa (NHL) to Toronto (NHL) for cash.
* February 13, 1928 - Traded from Toronto (NHL) to Kitchener (Can-Am) for cash.
References
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1892 births
1963 deaths
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Ottawa Senators (1917) players
Ottawa Senators (original) players
Sportspeople from Gatineau
Stanley Cup champions
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Pittsburgh Athletic Association ice hockey players