Joe Power
Encyclopedia
Joe Ignatius Power (January 12, 1886June 1, 1935) was a Canadian
politician and ice hockey
player, playing the left wing position
for the Quebec Bulldogs
from 1902 to 1911. Born in Sillery, Quebec
, Joe had two brothers, Charles
and James
who also played professional ice hockey
.
, scoring 21 goals in ten games. He scored 15 goals in ten games in 1907–08.
Power was also known for his quick wit and humour in the classroom which led to the nickname his teacher gave him, "Joe the joker".
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...
politician and ice hockey
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...
player, playing the left wing position
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
for the 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...
from 1902 to 1911. 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...
, Joe had two brothers, Charles
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...
and James
James Power (ice hockey)
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...
who also played professional ice hockey
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...
.
Playing career
Power joined the Quebec Hockey Club organization in 1901, playing for their "Seconds" team in the CAHL intermediate division. He joined the senior team in 1902, for whom he played until the end of the 1910–11 season. He had his best season in 1905–061906 ECAHA season
The inaugural 1906 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association season lasted from January 3 until March 10. Teams played a ten game schedule. Ottawa HC and Montreal Wanderers would tie for the league championship with a record of 9–1, while the Montreal Shamrocks would not win a single game...
, scoring 21 goals in ten games. He scored 15 goals in ten games in 1907–08.
Power was also known for his quick wit and humour in the classroom which led to the nickname his teacher gave him, "Joe the joker".