James "Rocket" Power (February 9, 1884 – April 6, 1920) was a Canadian

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player who was active from 1900 to 1913. Rocket played on the 1904

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 ...

CAHL championship team. That year, Quebec did not challenge for the Stanley Cup. He also played one regular season game for

1913

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champion team.

Early life

He was born in Sillery to William Power and Susan Winnifred Rockett. His nickname "Rocket" came from his mother's maiden name. His father was a member of the

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, and three of his brothers also had political careers: William Gerard Power was a member of the

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;

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also played ice hockey and was a member of the

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; Charles "Chubby" Power also played ice hockey, and later became a member of the

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. Charles's son, Frank Power, also became a member of Parliament, as did Charles's grandson,

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Career

1884 births 1920 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Ice hockey people from Quebec City Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) players Stanley Cup champions People from Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Canadian ice hockey defencemen Power started his playing career with the Quebec Crescents in 1900. He joined the

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organization in 1901, playing for the Quebec "Seconds" in the CAHL Intermediate division, playing five games for the Quebec HC in the 1902–03 season. In 1903–04 he played for the

Canadian Sault Hockey Club The Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros, also known as the Canadian Soo and Soo Algonquins, was a professional ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It was the lone Canadian entry in the International Hockey League of 1904–1907, and ...

professional team before returning to Quebec in 1904–05. He would go west to play for the Edmonton Thistles in 1905–06, returning to Quebec in 1907–08. In 1908–09, he would play for the Edmonton Professional Hockey Club. In 1909, he returned to Quebec, but played for Waterloo of the Ontario Professional Hockey League after the CHA folded. He split 1910–11 between Quebec and the

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. In 1911–12, he played for New Glasgow of the Maritime Professional Hockey League. He played one final game with Quebec in the 1912–13 season before retiring.

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