Frederick Whitcroft
| Frederick Whitcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1882 Port Perry, ON, CAN |
| Died | August 9, 1931 (aged 48) Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Rover |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Renfrew Creamery Kings, Edmonton Eskimos, Kenora Thistles |
| Playing career | 1902–1910 |
| Hall of Fame, 1963 | |
Frederick John "Fred" Whitcroft (December 20, 1882 - August 9, 1931) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. Whitcroft played for several notable amateur and early professional hockey squads, including the Renfrew Creamery Kings, Edmonton Eskimos and the Kenora Thistles.
Hockey career [edit]
Early in his career, Whitcroft made a name for himself in hockey circles with his outstanding amateur play with the Peterborough Colts. In 1907 the Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles signed him to a $700 contract. While with the Thistles, the team defeated Brandon to retain the Stanley Cup. The club next played a challenge with the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers defeated the Thistles in a two game, total points series by the score of 12–8, avenging their loss to the Thistles earlier in the season.
The following year Whitcroft signed a contract to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Alberta Professional Hockey League. While with Edmonton, Whitcroft scored six goals in a game, five goals in a game three times and four times in a game once. Whitcroft lead the league two years running in goals scored. Edmonton played in one Stanley Cup challenge in 1908, coming up against the Wanderers, losing 13-10 on goals in a two-game series. After the Edmonton team disbanded in December 1909, Whitcroft jumped back east and signed with the National Hockey Association's Renfrew Creamery Kings for $2,000. Among his teammates were Hockey Hall of Famers Cyclone Taylor, Frank Patrick, Lester Patrick, and Newsy Lalonde, on a team dubbed the Renfrew Millionaires' After one season playing for the Millionaires, Whitcroft retired from playing.
Whitcroft coached the Edmonton Dominions to the Alberta championship in 1913-14.
Frederick Whitcroft died in British Columbia in August 1931. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.[1]
References [edit]
- Hockey Hall of Fame (2003). Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing. ISBN 1-55168-239-7.
- ^ Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, p. 60.
