Thomas Frederick Westwick (June 28, 1887 – December 15, 1963) was a

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professional

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player. He played five professional seasons for the

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and 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 ...

from 1909 until 1916. His brother Harry was also a professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Westwick first played senior-level hockey with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1906–07, although he only started in one game. In 1907–08, he played for the Ottawa Emmetts of the Ottawa City Hockey League. The following season he turned professional, playing for the

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of the

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(WPHL). He was out of professional hockey until 1912–13 when he returned to Ottawa to play for the Senators. He switched to the Bulldogs for the 1913–14 season and played two seasons with Quebec before retiring. He died on December 15, 1963.Ottawa, Area Deaths – Thomas Frederick Westwick
''Ottawa Journal''. Dec. 16, 1963 (pg. 5).

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