Fred Chittick
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Fred Chittick was a Canadian
ice hockey
goaltender
for the Ottawa Hockey Club
from 1894 until 1901. He was also a track and field athlete and a rugby football player.
, Ontario
, Canada
, Chittick first joined Ottawa HC of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) for the 1895
season, taking over from Albert Morel
as the starting goaltender. He played seven seasons for Ottawa, before retiring from play after the 1901
season, the season in which Ottawa won the Canadian Amateur Hockey League
(successor from AHAC) championship. He would stay in the game as a referee.
In 1899, Chittick quit the Ottawas over a series of events. On January 21, Chittick was refereeing a game between Quebec and Montreal when the Montreal team quit the game, incensed at the rough play of Quebec and the fact that Chittick was allowing the rough play. After the game, allegations were made by the Montreal players that Chittick was drunk. Chittick was mad enough to threaten the Montreal players with defamation lawsuits. A month later, on February 11 in Montreal, Chittick gave up 16 goals, the worst showing by a senior goaltender to that date. Chittick was replaced for the next game and he quit in anger. He later spoke to the press about the club paying its players to pay, causing a scandal. He would not be the club's regular goaltender again, although he did play a game for the club as a replacement in 1900.
Chittick was employed as an accountant in the Canadian Department of Agriculture at the annual salary of $950 in the 1890s.
Canada
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
for the Ottawa Hockey Club
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
from 1894 until 1901. He was also a track and field athlete and a rugby football player.
Playing career
Born in OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Chittick first joined Ottawa HC of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) for the 1895
1895 AHAC Season
The 1895 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 8. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 6–2–0 record. After a required Stanley Cup challenge played between the 1894 winners, Montreal HC and Queen's, champion of the Ontario Hockey...
season, taking over from Albert Morel
Albert Morel
Albert Morel was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club from 1890 to 1894. He was a member of the Ontario championship squads of 1890 to 1893. He played goaltender for the club.-Playing career:...
as the starting goaltender. He played seven seasons for Ottawa, before retiring from play after the 1901
1901 CAHL season
The 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 5 until March 5. Teams played an eight game schedule. The Ottawa Hockey Club was the league champion with a record of seven wins, no losses and a draw. The Montreal Shamrocks lost a Stanley Cup challenge during the season, so...
season, the season in which Ottawa won the Canadian Amateur Hockey League
Canadian Amateur Hockey League
The Canadian Amateur Hockey League was an early men's amateur hockey league founded in 1898, replacing the organization that was formerly the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada before the 1898–99 season. The league existed for seven seasons, folding in 1905 and was itself replaced by the Eastern...
(successor from AHAC) championship. He would stay in the game as a referee.
In 1899, Chittick quit the Ottawas over a series of events. On January 21, Chittick was refereeing a game between Quebec and Montreal when the Montreal team quit the game, incensed at the rough play of Quebec and the fact that Chittick was allowing the rough play. After the game, allegations were made by the Montreal players that Chittick was drunk. Chittick was mad enough to threaten the Montreal players with defamation lawsuits. A month later, on February 11 in Montreal, Chittick gave up 16 goals, the worst showing by a senior goaltender to that date. Chittick was replaced for the next game and he quit in anger. He later spoke to the press about the club paying its players to pay, causing a scandal. He would not be the club's regular goaltender again, although he did play a game for the club as a replacement in 1900.
Chittick was employed as an accountant in the Canadian Department of Agriculture at the annual salary of $950 in the 1890s.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GPI | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GPI | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1895 1895 AHAC Season The 1895 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 8. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 6–2–0 record. After a required Stanley Cup challenge played between the 1894 winners, Montreal HC and Queen's, champion of the Ontario Hockey... |
Ottawa HC | AHAC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 18 | 1 | 3.0 | ||||||||||
| 1896 1896 AHAC season The 1896 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 7. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 7–1 record. During the season, on February 14 the Victorias hosted a Stanley Cup challenge match with the Winnipeg Victorias club. Winnipeg... |
Ottawa HC | AHAC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 16 | 1 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
| 1897 1897 AHAC season The 1897 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 9 until March 6. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were again first with a 7–1 record, retaining the Stanley Cup. The club won the Stanley Cup back from the Winnipeg Victorias prior to the season. This was their... |
Ottawa HC | AHAC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 480 | 18 | 1 | 2.3 | ||||||||||
| 1898 1898 AHAC season The 1898 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 8 until March 5. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were again first with a 8–0 record, to retain the Stanley Cup. This was their fourth-straight league championship.... |
Ottawa HC | AHAC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 21 | 0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||
| 1899 1899 CAHL season The inaugural 1899 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 7 until March 4. Teams played an eight game schedule The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.-Highlights:... |
Ottawa HC | CAHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
| 1900 1900 CAHL season The 1900 Canadian Amateur Hockey League season lasted from January 6 until March 10. Teams played an eight game schedule. Again, the Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.-Executive:... |
Ottawa HC | CAHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||