Harold Lawton "Harry" "Punch" Broadbent, MM (July 13, 1892 – March 6, 1971) was a Canadian

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player. Broadbent played for the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons (officially the Montreal Professional Hockey Club) were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. They were the las ...

and the

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

in the

National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey Lea ...

(NHA) and

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

(NHL) between 1912 and 1929. Broadbent won the Stanley Cup four times during his career, three times with Ottawa and once with Montreal. He is regarded as one of the first true

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in NHL history.

Personal life

Born in Ottawa,

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. Broadbent married Leda Fitzimmons and had one daughter, Sally Ann Broadbent. In the summer of 1915 Broadbent enlisted in the Canadian military to serve in the

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. He served in the

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, and was promoted to Bombardier in October 1916. In March 1918 he was awarded the

Military Medal The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award ...

for his service in the

. A January 27, 1934 article on Broadbent in the

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by D. A. L. MacDonald says he was called "Punch" because of his round chubby face which would puff up like a

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charm doll when he smiled.

Playing career

Early in his career Broadbent played for amateur teams in the Ottawa region. He made his professional debut with the Ottawa Senators of the

(NHA) in 1912, being paired on a line with

Jack Darragh John Proctor Darragh (December 4, 1890 – June 28, 1924) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Darragh played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL) and its predecessor the National Hockey ...

. He was seventh in the league in scoring his rookie year, and while hobbled with injuries the next, was fourth in scoring the following year. He scored three goals in the Stanley Cup Final against the

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in 1915 before going to the war for three and one-half years. Broadbent returned from the war in January 1919, and played the remaining 8 games of the season for the Senators, who had joined the

in 1917. With forwards

Frank Nighbor Julius Francis Joseph "Pembroke Peach" Nighbor (January 26, 1893 – April 13, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played primarily for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey Leag ...

and

Cy Denneny Cyril Joseph Denneny (December 23, 1891 – September 10, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey As ...

, he starred for the Senators for six more seasons, playing for three Stanley Cup champions. Though he was a holdout for most of the 1921 season, Broadbent came back to win the league scoring title in 1922, with 32 goals in 24 games. He also set a record that season by scoring goals in sixteen consecutive games. The streak began during a 10–0 rout of the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

on December 24 and lasted through to a 6–6 tie with Canadiens on February 15, and it included a stretch of six straight multi-goal games. In 1925, along with veteran teammate

Clint Benedict Clinton Stevenson "Praying Benny" Benedict (September 26, 1892 – November 12, 1976) was a Canadian professional lacrosse goalie, ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Maroons. He played on four Stanley Cup-win ...

, Broadbent was sold by Ottawa to the expansion

. Broadbent was the Maroons' leading scorer that first season, including a five-goal game against the

Hamilton Tigers The Hamilton Tigers were a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1920 to 1925. The Tigers were formed by the sale of the Quebec Bulldogs NHL franchise to Hamilton intere ...

. In his second season with the Maroons, the team won its first Stanley Cup championship against the

. He was traded back to the Senators in 1928 with cash for Hooley Smith. He played for the

in 1929 and retired after that season. Broadbent finished his career with 172 goals and 58 assists in 360 professional games. After his playing career, he coached for several years in the

Ottawa City Hockey League The Ottawa City Hockey League (OCHL) was an amateur ice hockey league with junior, intermediate and senior level men's teams in Ottawa, Canada. Founded in 1890 by the local Ottawa Hockey Association (Ottawa HA), the OCHL was created to organize p ...

, winning the championship in 1933 with the Ottawa Rideaus. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and records

* NHL consecutive goal-scoring streak: 16 consecutive games * NHL scoring leader:

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

* Stanley Cup champion: 1920, 1921,

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

* Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962

Transactions

* January 21, 1919 – Signed as a free agent by Ottawa Senators. * December 30, 1920 – Rights transferred to

from Ottawa Senators by NHL with

Sprague Cleghorn Henry William Sprague "Peg" Cleghorn (March 11, 1890 – July 12, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Westmount, Quebec who played 17 professional seasons between 1911 and 1929 for the Renfrew Creamery Kings and Montreal Wand ...

. Both Broadbent and Cleghorn refused to report. * January 4, 1921 – Rights traded to

by Hamilton Tigers for cash. Broadbent refused to report. * February 21, 1921 – Rights returned to Ottawa Senators by NHL. * October 20, 1924 – Traded to

by Ottawa Senators with

for cash. * October 7, 1927 – Traded to Ottawa Senators by Montreal Maroons with $22,500 for Hooley Smith. * October 15, 1928 – Traded to

by Ottawa Senators for $10,000. * January 1, 1929 – Fined $25 by NHL for trying to start a fight in the penalty box during game with Montreal Canadiens. * October 31, 1929 – Announced retirement.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadbent, Punch 1892 births 1971 deaths Military personnel from Ottawa Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery personnel Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Ottawa Montreal Maroons players National Hockey League scoring leaders (prior to 1947–48) New York Americans players Ottawa Senators (1917) players Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (original) players Canadian recipients of the Military Medal Stanley Cup champions Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa)