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Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (December 5, 1898 – June 19, 1961) was a Canadian
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forward. He was born in
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,
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. He played in the
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with the
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and
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between 1926 and 1934. Galbraith started his
National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...
career with the
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in
1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz. ** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn P ...
. He would also play for the
Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...
. He would retire from the NHL after the 1934 season. He won the Stanley Cup with the
Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The ...
in
1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholi ...
. He is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.


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Obituary at LostHockey.com
1898 births 1961 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey forwards Central Hockey League (1925–1926) players Eveleth Arrowheads players Eveleth Rangers players Ottawa Senators (1917) players Ottawa Senators (original) players Ice hockey people from Toronto St. Paul Saints (AHA) players Stanley Cup champions Wichita Skyhawks players Winnipeg Hockey Club players Winnipeg Monarchs players Winnipeg Victorias players {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub