George Horne (ice hockey)
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George Alexander "Shorty" Horne (June 27, 1904 in Sudbury, Ontario
– July 31, 1929) was a professional
ice hockey
right winger
who played three seasons in the National Hockey League
from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons
and Toronto Maple Leafs
.
In 54 career NHL games, he scored nine goals and assisted on three for twelve points. He won a Stanley Cup
with the Maroons in 1926. George's name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he did not play in the playoffs. Horne died in the off-season in 1929 when he drowned while on a canoe with some friends.
Ontario
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– July 31, 1929) was a professional
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
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who played three seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...
and Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
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.
In 54 career NHL games, he scored nine goals and assisted on three for twelve points. He won a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
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with the Maroons in 1926. George's name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he did not play in the playoffs. Horne died in the off-season in 1929 when he drowned while on a canoe with some friends.