Arthur "Art" Farrell (February 8, 1877 – February 7, 1909) was a Canadian ice hockey player, author and businessman. Farrell played for

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in the 1890s and later the Montreal Shamrocks in the

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(AHAC) and Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL). Born in Montreal, Quebec, Farrell helped lead the Shamrocks to

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victories in 1899 and 1900. He wrote the first ever book on ice hockey, '' Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game'', published in 1899 and of which only four remaining copies are known to exist in the world. He went on to write two "how-to" books on hockey: ''Ice hockey and ice polo guide'' of 1901-1904 and ''How to play Ice Hockey'', published in 1907.

Personal life

Farrell was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of William Farrell and Mary Meagher. He was the fourth child of eight. His father was a successful businessman and Montreal alderman. After leaving hockey in 1901, Farrell went into his father's business firm and wrote books on ice hockey, revising his 1899 book for the American market. Farrell fell ill with tuberculosis in 1906, and entered the sanatorium in

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, where he died in 1909. He was inducted into the

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in 1965, along with his teammate

Fred Scanlan John Frederick Scanlan (May 5, 1877 – November 11, 1950) was a Canadians, Canadian amateur ice hockey player in the era before professional ice hockey. Scanlan was a forward (ice hockey), forward who played for the Montreal Shamrocks and Win ...

, as a player. Farrell was one of the editors for the Spalding Athletic Library collection which was published by American Sports Publishing Co.

Playing career

Farrell studied and played ice hockey at

from 1895 until 1896. While there, he met future Shamrocks' players

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and

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. In 1897, the four joined the Montreal Shamrocks. Farrell, along with Trihey, Scanlan and Brannen would form an impressive offensive line for the Shamrocks. (In those days, four forwards played as a line, including a rover.) The Shamrocks would win their league championship and the Stanley Cup in 1899 and 1900. The group played one more season together with the Shamrocks, then all four (and in fact the entire team) left the Shamrocks and Farrell and Trihey left competitive play entirely. While still playing, Farrell served as referee in CAHL games, and he continued as a referee after he retired as a player.

Career statistics

Champion.

References

* ;Notes

External links

* * * Rea
''Hockey: Canada'a Royal Winter Game''
online at Library and Archives Canada * Rea
''Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide''
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