William Edward "Billy, Pud" Hamilton (February 10, 1874 – October 23, 1965) was a

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professional

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who was active in the early 1900s. Hamilton played for 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

Western Pennsylvania Hockey League The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) was an originally amateur and later professional ice hockey league founded in 1896 and existing through 1909. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league became the pre-eminent ice hockey league in ...

, as well as for the

Michigan Soo Indians The Michigan Soo Indians, also known as the American Soo Indians, was a professional ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States. The team played for three seasons in the International Professional Hockey League, the first full ...

in the

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. He also appeared in two games with the

Pittsburgh Bankers The Pittsburgh Bankers were one of the earliest professional ice hockey clubs. The club was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first league to openly hire hockey players, from 1899–1 ...

. Pud Hamilton played with a rough edge to his game and a ''Pittsburgh Press'' report from January 1904 says he was released by manager Charles Miller of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on account of his temper."Hockey games this week"
''The Pittsburgh Press'', January 3, 1904. He was born in Kingston,

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Statistics

Exh. = Exhibition games ''Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org''

References

External links

The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America
Daniel Scott Mason, ''University of British Columbia'', 1992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, William 1874 births 1965 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cobalt Silver Kings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Michigan Soo Indians players Pittsburgh Athletic Club (ice hockey) players Pittsburgh Bankers players Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario