Edward Reginald Noble (June 23, 1896 – January 19, 1962) was a Canadian professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

forward and

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to ...

who played 17 professional seasons in the

National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey Lea ...

(NHA) and

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

(NHL) for the

Toronto Blueshirts The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts, was a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They were a member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club was founded in 1911 and began operations in 1912 ...

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

, Toronto St. Pats,

Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons (officially the Montreal Professional Hockey Club) were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. They were the las ...

, Detroit Cougars, Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Wings between 1916 and 1933. He was a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup, with Toronto and Montreal and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. He was also the last active player from the NHL's inaugural season, the NHA and the 1910s.

Playing career

Prior to turning professional Noble enlisted in February 1916 with the 180th Battalion (Sportsmen) to serve in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. However he was medically discharged in September that year due to previous foot injury (a tendon in his right foot had previously been cut) which prevented him from marching for long periods, and did not go overseas. Noble started his professional career with the

during the 1916–17. The club was suspended by the league and he was assigned by the league to the

for the rest of the season. The following year, the new NHL assigned the Toronto franchise to the Toronto Arena owners and Noble signed with the team. The Blueshirts, despite the ownership difficulty and several personnel changes, won the NHL title and defeated Vancouver for the Stanley Cup championship. Noble would stay with the franchise as it became the Arenas, and later the St. Pats, until he was traded to the

in the 1924–25 season. The St. Pats would win the Stanley Cup again in 1922, a season where Noble was playing coach and captain. One season after joining the Maroons, the Maroons themselves would win the Stanley Cup in 1926. In 1927, he was traded to the new Detroit franchise in the NHL, then named the Falcons. He would play for the franchise for six seasons, eventually returning by trade to the Maroons in 1932–33. He retired with 181 goals in 536 games in the NHA and NHL. After retiring Noble worked as a referee in the NHL between 1937 and 1939. He was inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame in 1962.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

* 1914–15 – OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team * 1918 – Stanley Cup championship (

Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas or Torontos were a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company. As the ownership of ...

) *

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

– Stanley Cup championship ( Toronto St. Pats) *

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

– Stanley Cup championship (

) * 1962 – Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

* November 25, 1916 – signed as a free agent by Toronto (NHA) * February 11, 1917 – assigned to Montreal Canadiens (NHA) by NHA in dispersal of Toronto (NHA) players * December 5, 1917 – signed as a free agent by Toronto (NHL) * November 1, 1921 – named player coach of Toronto (NHL). * November 1, 1922 – resigned as coach and captain of Toronto (NHL) * December 9, 1924 – traded to Montreal Maroons by Toronto for $8,000. * October 4, 1927 – traded to Detroit by Montreal Maroons for $7,500. * December 9, 1932 – traded to Montreal Maroons by Detroit for John Gallagher. Source:

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noble, Reg 1896 births 1962 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Cougars players Detroit Falcons players Detroit Red Wings captains Detroit Red Wings players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Simcoe County Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Montreal Maroons players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Toronto Arenas players Toronto Blueshirts players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Toronto St. Pats players