Hec Fowler

Norman Boswell "Hec" Fowler (October 14, 1892 – July 30, 1987) was a two-sport athlete from Canada. He was a professional ice hockey goaltender, most notably for the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was also a soccer goalkeeper for Saskatoon Thistle.

Hec Fowler
Born (1892-10-14)October 14, 1892
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died July 30, 1987(1987-07-30) (aged 94)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Spokane Canaries
Seattle Metropolitans
Victoria Aristocrats
Victoria Cougars
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Eskimos
Playing career 1909–1931

He was the last surviving former player of the Spokane Canaries.

Playing career

Fowler played for various senior league teams in his hometown of Saskatoon from 1909 to 1916, appearing in the Allan Cup playoffs in 1916, before turning professional with the Spokane Canaries of the PCHA in 1917. The Canaries, citing poor attendance, disbanded for the following season, and while Fowler had played poorly for Spokane, the defending Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans were confident enough to sign him as their goaltender. With Fowler at the helm, the Mets won the league championship but were upset in the playoffs by the Vancouver Millionaires.

At that point, Fowler enlisted in the military for the last year of World War I, and when he mustered out of the service, signed with the Victoria Cougars for the 1920 season. He played five seasons in all for the Cougars before being sold to the expansion Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League in October 1924.[1] Behind a weak defense, Fowler was repeatedly shelled and released by Boston by the end of December.

He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League to finish the season, but took the next year off. Fowler played one more season in Edmonton in 1927, then three for the Oakland Sheiks of the California professional league between 1928 and 1931 – leading the team to consecutive championships his last two seasons – before retiring.

Awards and achievements
  • Named to the PCHA First All-Star Team in 1917.
  • Named to the PCHA Second All-Star Team in 1918.

References
  1. Keene, Kerry (July 29, 2011). Tales from the Boston Bruins Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Bruins Stories Ever Told. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781613210581 – via Google Books.
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