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Harold Macarius Hyland (January 2, 1889 – August 8, 1969) was a
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professional
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who played for the
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,
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, and
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. He was a star in the early years of professional hockey.


Playing career

Born in
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,
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, Hyland first played professional ice hockey for the
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in the
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in 1908–09, joining the
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of the
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in 1909–10 when the club won the
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. While with the Shamrocks he played as a
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but switched to
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with the Wanderers."Turning Back Hockey's Pages"
MacDonald, D. A. L.. ''Montreal Gazette''. April 10, 1934 (pg. 18).
Hyland played for the Wanderers until they folded in 1918, except for one season in 1911–12 when he joined the
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(PCHA)
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. With the Royals, he played as a
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. After the Wanderers folded, he joined the
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, where he was named playing coach. He retired the following year. Hyland once scored eight goals in a game against the
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in 1912–13. He scored the first
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in
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history, playing in the league's very first game on December 19, 1917, in which Hyland's Wanderers defeated the
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10–9, in Montreal. Hyland also played
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, and in 1911 he was a teammate of
Newsy Lalonde Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde (October 31, 1887 – November 21, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a professional lacrosse player. Lalonde is regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's ...
and
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on the Vancouver Lacrosse Club. He was also a member of the Montreal Shamrocks lacrosse team playing as a home fielder. Hyland was inducted into the
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in 1962.


Coaching

Concurrently with his playing career in Montreal Hyland also coached hockey at Loyola College."Senior Hockey"
Loyola College Review 1915, p. 96 (through archive.org)


Career statistics

*
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champion


Awards and achievements

*1909–10 –
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champion *1962 – Inducted into the
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See also

*
List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game This is a list of players who have scored five or more goals in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. Scoring five or more goals in a single game is considered a great feat, as it has only been accomplished 63 times, by 47 players, in the hist ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyland, Harry 1889 births 1969 deaths Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Montreal Ice hockey player-coaches Montreal Wanderers (NHA) players Montreal Wanderers (NHL) players New Westminster Royals players Ottawa Senators (1917) players Stanley Cup champions Canadian lacrosse players Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery