Harry Moreton Massey (November 11, 1875 – October 27, 1945) was a

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amateur

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and

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player."Harry M. Massey Dies". ''Montreal Gazette''. October 29, 1945.

Biography

Massey played

for 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. ...

of the

AHAC The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was an amateur men's ice hockey league founded on 8 December 1886, in existence until 1898. It was the second ice hockey league organized in Canada, after one in Kingston, Ontario started in 1883. ...

in 1897. He was dressed for several games, and played one game, as an injury replacement at forward. In those days ice hockey players played the whole game. Substitutions could only be made if a player was injured during the game. Massey did not score any goals. He was a member of the 1897 Montreal Victorias

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winning team, but was not included on the team picture. Massey was also a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Messy, Harry Canadian ice hockey forwards Montreal Victorias players Stanley Cup champions 1875 births 1945 deaths