John Brackenborough

John Brackenborough
Born (1897-02-09)February 9, 1897
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died July 8, 1993(1993-07-08) (aged 96)
Dunedin, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing/Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 1919–1926

John Charles "Spider" Brackenborough (February 9, 1897 – July 8, 1993) was a Canadian professional hockey player left winger. He played 7 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League as well as in the NOHA, OHA-Sr, and OCHL. Brackenborough had the longest non-hyphenated name of any player in the history of the league.[1] It was tied in 2024 by that of Ivan Miroshnichenko of the Washington Capitals.

Brackenborough played for the Ottawa Grand Trunk from 1915 to 1919, Depot Harbour during the 1919–1920 season, North Bay Trappers from 1920 to 1922, Hamilton Tigers from 1922 to 1924, and the Galt Terriers during the 1924–1925 season. He joined the Boston Bruins during the 1925–1926 season. He only played 7 games before retiring due to an eye injury.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1915–16 Ottawa Grand Trunk OCHL 4 2 0 2 — — — — — —
1919–20 Depot Harbour NOHA — — — — — — — — — —
1920–21 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 6 5 11 4 — — — — —
1921–22 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 7 3 10 6 — — — — —
1922–23 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 12 20 8 28 — 2 1 2 3 —
1923–24 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 10 13 12 25 — 2 1 2 3 —
1924–25 Galt Terriers OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — —
1925–26 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Benjamin, Amelie (November 15, 2018). "Forsbacka Karlsson sports most characters on NHL jersey for Bruins". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.


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