Samuel James Hebert (March 31, 1893 – July 23, 1965) was a Canadian

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. He played professionally from 1913 until 1924 in the

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(NHA),

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(NHL) and

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(WCHL). He played for the Toronto Ontarios,

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, and

Saskatoon Sheiks The Saskatoon Sheiks were a professional ice hockey team in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and Prairie Hockey League (PrHL) from 1921 to 1928. The team played their home games at the Crescent Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Hist ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Hebert played for several amateur teams in Ottawa before turning professional in 1913 with the Toronto Ontarios of the NHA. In December 1914, he returned home and traded to the

for

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. He played two games for Ottawa in the 1914–15 season before joining the military. After a year in the military, Hebert returned to professional hockey as a member of the Senators. He was part of a three-way trade with Ottawa and Montreal, ending up with the

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for the balance of the 1916–17 season. After the suspension of the NHA in 1917, Hebert signed with the Torontos of the NHL, playing two games before being traded to Ottawa for cash. He played the following seasons in amateur competition, returning to professional hockey with the

of the WCHL in 1921. He played two seasons with Saskatoon before rejoining the Senators in 1924, playing two final games with the Senators to end his career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Transactions

* December 29, 1913 – Signed as a free agent by Toronto Ontarios. * December 25, 1914 – Traded to Ottawa Senators by Toronto Ontarios/Shamrocks with cash for

* December 5, 1917 – Signed as a free agent by Toronto (NHL). * January 16, 1917 – Traded to Montreal Canadiens by Ottawa for Jack Fournier. * January 16, 1917 – Traded to Quebec Bulldogs by Montreal Canadiens for Tommy Smith. * January 24, 1917 – Loaned to Ottawa by Quebec as an emergency replacement for

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(Toronto 8, Ottawa 5). * February 11, 1918 – Traded to Ottawa by Toronto for cash. * November 25, 1919 – Rights awarded to Quebec when the team was activated in the NHL. * December 2, 1921 – Signed as a free agent by Saskatoon (WCHL). * February 1, 1922 – Transferred to Moose Jaw (WCHL) after the Saskatoon franchise relocated. * October 26, 1922 – Returned to Saskatoon after Moose Jaw franchise relocated. * February 29, 1924 – Signed as a free agent by Ottawa. Source:

Personal life

Sammy Hebert had a wife, two sons, and a daughter as well as six grandchildren.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebert, Sammy 1893 births 1965 deaths Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Canadian military personnel of World War I Ice hockey people from Ottawa Ottawa Senators (1917) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) players Saskatoon Sheiks players Toronto Arenas players Toronto Ontarios players