James Power (ice hockey)
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James "Rocket" Power was an amateur, later a professional ice hockey
athlete playing the defence
position from 1900 to 1913. Born in Sillery, Quebec
, Canada, he had two brothers Joe Power
and Charles "Chubby" Power
who also played ice hockey. The Rockett was his middle name, from his mother's maiden name - Susan Winnifred Rockett. Rocket played on the 1904 Quebec Bulldogs
CAHL
championship team. That year Quebec did not challenge for the Stanley Cup. He also played one regular season game for Quebec Bulldogs
1913 Stanley Cup
champion team.
organization in 1901, playing for the Quebec "Seconds" in the CAHL Intermediate division, playing five games for the Quebec HC in the 1902–03 season. In 1903–04 he played for the Canadian Sault Hockey Club
professional team before returning to Quebec in 1904–05. He would go west to play for the Edmonton Thistles in 1905–06, returning to Quebec in 1907–08. In 1908–09, he would play for the Edmonton Professional Hockey Club. In 1909, he returned to Quebec, but played for Waterloo of the Ontario Professional Hockey Leagu after the CHA folded. He split 1910–11 between Quebec and the Montreal Canadiens
. In 1911–12, he played for New Glasgow of the Maritime Professional Hockey League. He played one final game with Quebec in the 1912–13 season before retiring.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
athlete playing the defence
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
position from 1900 to 1913. Born in Sillery, Quebec
Sillery, Quebec
Sillery is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. Located just west of old Quebec City, Sillery was among the many outlying municipalities amalgamated into an expanded Quebec City on January 1, 2002. Its former territory now forms part of the new Borough of Sainte-Foy—Sillery—Cap-Rouge...
, Canada, he had two brothers Joe Power
Joe Power
Joe Ignatius Power was a Canadian politician and ice hockey player, playing the left wing position for the Quebec Bulldogs from 1902 to 1911...
and Charles "Chubby" Power
Charles Gavan Power
Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, MC, PC was a Canadian politician and athlete. Power's father, William Power, was also a Member of Parliament from Quebec, retiring in 1917...
who also played ice hockey. The Rockett was his middle name, from his mother's maiden name - Susan Winnifred Rockett. Rocket played on the 1904 Quebec Bulldogs
Quebec Bulldogs
The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880...
CAHL
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...
championship team. That year Quebec did not challenge for the Stanley Cup. He also played one regular season game for Quebec Bulldogs
Quebec Bulldogs
The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880...
1913 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion team.
Playing career
Power started his playing career with the Quebec Crescents in 1900. He joined the Quebec Hockey ClubQuebec Bulldogs
The Quebec Bulldogs were a men's senior-level ice hockey team officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club, later as the Quebec Athletic Club. Their recorded play goes back as far as the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada in 1889, although the Quebec Hockey Club is known to have played since 1880...
organization in 1901, playing for the Quebec "Seconds" in the CAHL Intermediate division, playing five games for the Quebec HC in the 1902–03 season. In 1903–04 he played for the Canadian Sault Hockey Club
Canadian Sault Hockey Club
The Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros, also known as the Canadian Soo and Soo Algonquins, was a professional ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada...
professional team before returning to Quebec in 1904–05. He would go west to play for the Edmonton Thistles in 1905–06, returning to Quebec in 1907–08. In 1908–09, he would play for the Edmonton Professional Hockey Club. In 1909, he returned to Quebec, but played for Waterloo of the Ontario Professional Hockey Leagu after the CHA folded. He split 1910–11 between Quebec and the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. In 1911–12, he played for New Glasgow of the Maritime Professional Hockey League. He played one final game with Quebec in the 1912–13 season before retiring.