Teddy Saunders
Encyclopedia
Clarence "Ted, Teddy" Saunders (August 29, 1911 – May 21, 2002) was a professional ice hockey
player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League
with the Ottawa Senators
in their final season of 1933–34. He played for the Ottawa Commandos which won the 1943 Allan Cup
. At his death, he was last surviving member of the old Ottawa Senators.
, Ontario
. He grew up in Ottawa and played his minor hockey in Ottawa before turning professional. He joined the Canadian army for World War II and was trained as a dental technician. After the war, he settled in Ottawa and started a dental laboratory making crowns and dentures.
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 who played 19 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Ottawa Senators
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...
in their final season of 1933–34. He played for the Ottawa Commandos which won the 1943 Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
. At his death, he was last surviving member of the old Ottawa Senators.
Personal life
Saunders was born on August 29, 1911, the youngest of nine children, 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
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He grew up in Ottawa and played his minor hockey in Ottawa before turning professional. He joined the Canadian army for World War II and was trained as a dental technician. After the war, he settled in Ottawa and started a dental laboratory making crowns and dentures.
Transactions
- October 4, 1933 — Traded to Ottawa by Boston with Perk Galbraith and Bob CookBob CookRobert Arthur "Cookie" Cook is a retired ice hockey right winger. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with four different teams. Cook last played for the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League during the 1974–75 season.-Minor league hockey:Cook began play with the London...
for Bob GracieBob GracieRobert Joseph Gracie was a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.-Toronto Maple Leafs:The North Bay, Ontario native...
. - December 8, 1933 — Traded by Ottawa Senators to Detroit Olympics for cash.