Morley Bruce
Born (1894-03-07)March 7, 1894
North Gower, Ontario, Canada
Died November 25, 1959(1959-11-25) (aged 65)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Senators
Playing career 19171922

Morley Callander "Rat" Bruce (March 7, 1894 – November 25, 1959[1]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for four seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators between 1917 and 1922. He won the Stanley Cup with Ottawa in 1920 and 1921.

Playing career

Born in North Gower, Ontario, south of Ottawa, Bruce played ice hockey in the Ottawa City Hockey League for the Ottawa Aberdeens,[2] New Edinburghs and Munitions. In 1917, he signed his first professional contract with the Ottawa Senators for the 1917–18 season. After the season, Bruce served for a year in the armed forces. When his tour was done, he returned to the Senators for three seasons from 1919 to 1920 through 1921–22, during which the Senators won two Stanley Cup championships.

While with the Ottawa Senators Bruce played mainly on defense, though while playing in the Ottawa City Hockey League he played forward, on the rover and centre positions.[2]

Personal life

Bruce married Ida Hughes. They had two daughters Gwendolyn and Barbara. Bruce died in Ottawa in 1959 and is interred in Norway Bay, Quebec.[1] Ida Hughes outlived Bruce, living until 1996 when she died at the age of 98.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1915–16 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCHL 860618 10000
1916–17 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 1070752
1917–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 70000
1919–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 211122
1919–20 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 50000
1920–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 2131423 20002
1920–21 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 50000
1921–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 224152 10000
NHL totals 71831127 130002

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Morley Callander Bruce (1894–1959)". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "A Hockey Star". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. January 3, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-09-14.

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