Ernest James Liffiton (January 25, 1885 – January 23, 1949) an early professional

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player. Over the span of his career he played for

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Renfrew Creamery Kings The Renfrew Hockey Club, also known as the Creamery Kings and the Millionaires, was a founding franchise in 1909 of the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the National Hockey League. The team was based in the founder Ambrose O'Brien's h ...

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and the

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. In 1908, he played on the Montreal Wanderers team that won the

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Renfew vs. Pembroke

In December 1907, the Pembroke Hockey Club refused to play against the Renfrew Creamery Kings. They objected to the presence of Ernie, who was a member of Montreal Wanderers at the time, and was slated to play for the team. In that match and one that followed, both teams brought in professional players from Montreal and

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to bolster their chances for victory.

Personal life

Ernie was the son of a jeweler and grew up in a family of one sister and five brothers. In 1909, at the age of twenty-four, Ernie married Louise Jane Thomas. He worked in his fathers Montreal wholesale jewelry and confection store, but in later years moved to

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where he worked in the steel industry. He and his second wife, Hedwig "Hattie" Rueckwald, would go on to raise four children. Although Ernie played hockey professionally, the census records of 1911 identify his job as "clerk". His older brother Charlie Liffiton was also a professional hockey player.

External links

"Ernie Liffiton First Tier Player from Montreal"
liffiton.net

pittsburghhockey.net
NHA career stats from the Hockey Nexus
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