The Quebec Sons of Ireland were a senior amateur

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team from

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that played in various ice hockey leagues in

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from 1915–1927, such as the Quebec City Hockey League, Quebec Provincial Hockey League and the

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History

The team became a member of the Quebec City Hockey League for the 1915–16 season, and was managed and coached by Emmett McDonald, a younger brother of

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forward Jack McDonald. With Emmett McDonald as coach the team would capture the

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in 1916, an amateur challenge trophy for teams not eligible to compete for the

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. McDonald died of pneumonia on February 28, 1919 while serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in

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. Another brother, Billy McDonald, played defense on the team. Quebec Sons of Ireland defended the Art Ross Cup in 1916–17 by defeating the Montreal Stars, Loyola College and Montreal Vickers. Next season Sons of Ireland lost the Art Ross Cup to Montreal Hochelaga on March 6, 1918 losing 4 goals to 0."Hochelaga lifts Art Ross Trophy"
''Montreal Gazette''. Mar. 7, 1918 (pg. 14). Retrieved 2020-11-02.

Notable players

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Johnny Gagnon Jean Joseph "Black Cat" Gagnon (June 3, 1905 in Chicoutimi, Quebec – March 21, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. Johnny played in the National Hockey League from 1930 to 1940. During this time, he played for the New York Americans, B ...

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* Mike Neville *

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* Frank Brophy

References

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External links

Teams – Quebec Sons of Ireland
Hockey Hall of Fame (hhof.com). Retrieved 2020-11-02. Ice hockey teams in Quebec Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Diaspora sports clubs in Canada Irish-Canadian culture