Frederick "Doc" Doherty (June 17, 1887 – February 12, 1961) was a Canadian professional

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player. Doherty played hockey for several professional ice hockey teams from 1908 until 1916, including a stint with the

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in the

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(NHA). He also played in the Maritime Professional Hockey League and the Ontario Professional Hockey League. After returning from

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duty, he played one game in the

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with the

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to end his career. He played on several league champions, leading to play in several

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championships, but was not a member of a Stanley Cup-winning team.

Personal information

Doherty was born in Westwood,

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, in 1887 to John and Ellen (O'Grady) Doherty. Doherty married Rose Anna Sirois in 1915. He died in Montreal in 1961, survived by his wife, a brother and two sisters."Frederick Doherty.", ''The Norwood Register'', February 15, 1961

Playing career

Doherty became a professional in the 1908–09 season, appearing in seven games with the Guelph Royals and ten games with the Galt Pros, both of the

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. He continued to play with Galt through the 1910–11 season. In January 1910, Galt traveled to Ottawa to play the Senators in a two-game, total-goal Stanley Cup challenge series, losing by an aggregate score of 15–4. Doherty appeared in both games, scoring a goal in game one. On March 13, 1911, the Pros returned to Ottawa for a one-game challenge match. The Senators prevailed 7–4. Doherty again scored one of Galt's goals. Doherty also spent parts of the 1910–11 season with Belleville of the Eastern Ontario Professional Hockey League and the

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of the

. In 1911–12, he played in the

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with the

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, whose roster was made up largely of Galt players. In March 1912, this team played a two-game Stanley Cup series with

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, losing by a combined score of 17–3. Doherty did not score in either match. He split 1912–13 between Moncton, the

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and the

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of the NHA. In 1913–14 he was with the

, followed by single games in each of the next two NHA campaigns, with Quebec and the

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respectively. His final professional game was with the Canadiens, in 1918–19.

Career statistics

References

External links

*
Fred Doherty's profile at Hockey Reference.com
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