Herbert Arthur Jordan (October 23, 1884 – June 2, 1973) was a

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amateur and later professional

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player, most notably for the

Quebec Bulldogs The Quebec Bulldogs (french: Bulldogs de Québec) were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The team was officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club (french: Club de hockey de Québec), and later as the Quebec Athletic Club ...

and the Renfrew Millionaires.

Playing career

Born in

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, Jordan made his way up to the Quebec Crescents of the

Canadian Amateur Hockey League The Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for ...

(CAHL) intermediates in 1900. He joined the Quebec HC of the CAHL seniors in 1902, and played for the organization until 1909, becoming a professional player in 1908–09 as the team and league (by then the

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(ECAHA)) became professional. He played two seasons for the

Renfrew Creamery Kings The Renfrew Hockey Club, also known as the Creamery Kings and the Millionaires, was a founding franchise in 1909 of the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the National Hockey League. The team was based in the founder Ambrose O'Brien's ...

(dubbed the Millionaires) before retiring after the 1910 season when the Renfrew NHA team ceased operations."Herb Jordan Recalls Renfrew "Millionaires""
''Ottawa Citizen'' March 4, 1947. He was a good scorer, and his best season was 1908–09, when he scored 30 goals in 12 games.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Herb 1884 births 1973 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Quebec City Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) players Renfrew Hockey Club players