Arthur Morris Jackson (December 15, 1915 – May 15, 1971) was a Canadian

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player. He played in the

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with the

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, and

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between 1934 and 1945. He won the Stanley Cup twice during his career, in 1941 with Boston, and in

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with Toronto. His brother, Harvey "Busher" Jackson also played in the NHL, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career

A native of

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, Jackson played junior with the

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and Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He won the

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, the Canadian junior hockey championship, with St. Michael's. Jackson made his NHL debut in 1934 with the

, and played for them until 1937. He joined the

for one season before playing 1938–39 with the

. Jackson returned to Boston in 1939, and spent six seasons there. He spent the final part of the 1944–45 season back with Toronto, and retired, though returned to play two games of senior hockey in 1946–47.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing hockey Jackson moved to St. Catharines, Ontario, where he became a hockey coach for the OHA and later worked for the Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. On May 15, 1971, Jackson suffered a heart attack and died while playing golf in the Opening Day Tournament at the St. Catharines Golf Club, at the age of 55.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1915 births 1971 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Ontario New York Americans players Sportspeople from Toronto Stanley Cup champions Syracuse Stars (AHL) players Syracuse Stars (IHL) players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlboros players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1910s-stub

Playing career

Post-playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

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