Joseph Andrew "Grindy" Forrester (July 11, 1877 – November 8, 1932) was a Canadian professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He played with the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association. He also played with the

Portage Lakes Hockey Club The Portage Lakes Hockey Club was one of the first professional ice hockey clubs. Based in Houghton, Michigan, the club played at the Amphidrome from 1904 until 1906. While members of the International Professional Hockey League, the team won th ...

in the IPHL, the Winnipeg Maple Leafs in the MPHL and the

Pittsburgh Athletic Club The Pittsburgh Athletic Club (PAC) was one of the earliest professional ice hockey teams. It was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from around 1895 until 1904 and again from 1907 to 1909. The team was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey Le ...

in the WPHL. According to former ice hockey player and coach

Jack Adams John James Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaire ...

, Grindy Forrester had one of the hardest shots during his era."Trigger Men"
''The Montreal Gazette'', February 3, 1943.

Statistics

''Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrester, Grindy 1877 births 1932 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Montreal Shamrocks players Montreal Shamrocks (non-NHA) players Portage Lakes Hockey Club players Pittsburgh Athletic Club (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Barrie Winnipeg Maple Leafs players