Arthur Morris Jackson (December 15, 1915 – May 15, 1971) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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player. He played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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,
Boston Bruins
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, and
New York Americans
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between 1934 and 1945. He won the
Stanley Cup twice during his career, in
1941
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January
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with Boston, and in
1945
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Januar ...
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
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Jackson played junior with the
Toronto Marlboros
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and
Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He won the
1934 Memorial Cup, the Canadian junior hockey championship, with St. Michael's. Jackson made his NHL debut in 1934 with the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Divi ...
, and played for them until 1937. He joined the
Boston Bruins
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for one season before playing
1938–39 with the
New York Americans
The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...
. 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
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, 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
See also
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List of family relations in the NHL
External links
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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
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