Harry Cameron
Inducted:
1963
Player Stats
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Born:
February 6, 1890
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Died:
October 20, 1953
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position:
Defence
College:
NA
Harry Cameron was arguably the first "offensive defenseman" in the history of professional hockey, possessing a skillset that was decades ahead of its time. A smooth-skating blueliner with the puck-handling abilities of a forward, Cameron was famous for his "curved shot"—a predecessor to the modern wrist shot that he could make dip and dive past bewildered goaltenders.
He was a centerpiece of the early Toronto St. Patricks/Arenas and the Ottawa Senators, winning three Stanley Cups across his career. Cameron was a statistical anomaly for a defenseman in the early 20th century; in the 1921–22 season, he recorded 35 points in just 24 games, outscoring many of the league's elite forwards. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
Cameron's Awards and Record:
- 3x Stanley Cup Champion (1914,1918,1922)
- First Defenseman to score a hat trick in an NHL game (1917)
- NHL Goals Leader among Defensemen (Multiple seasons)
- Scoring 17 goals in 21 games as a defenseman, helping the Toronto Arenas win the inaugural NHL championship
- Considered one of the first great rushing and scoring defencemen
NHL Teams:
Toronto Blueshirts (1912-1917)
Toronto Arenas (1917-1919)
Ottawa Senators (1918-1919)
Montreal Canadiens (1919-1920)
Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1923)
Number Worn:
4, 5
NHL Stats:
Seasons:
6 (1917–1923)
Games Played:
128
Goals:
88
Assists:
51
Points:
139
Penalty Minutes:
189
Playoff Game:
11
Playoff Points:
9 (G-5,A-4)
Stanley Cup:
3 (1914, 1918, 1922)