Punch Broadbent

Punch Broadbent
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1962

Born	(1892-07-13)July 13, 1892 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Died	March 5, 1971(1971-03-05) (aged 78) Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Ottawa Senators Montreal Maroons New York Americans
Playing career	1912–1929

Harold Lawton "Harry" "Punch" Broadbent (July 13, 1892 – March 5, 1971) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Broadbent played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). He is generally regarded as one of the first true power forwards in NHL history.

Personal life

Born in Ottawa, Ontario. Broadbent married Leda Fitzimmons and had one daughter, Sally Ann Broadbent. Broadbent was awarded the Military Medal for his service in World War I.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

The right winger started his professional career with the Ottawa Senators, then of the National Hockey Association (NHA) before World War I, being paired on a line with Jack Darragh. He was seventh in the league in scoring his rookie year of 1913, and while hobbled with injuries the next, was fourth in scoring the following year. He scored three goals in the Stanley Cup finals against the Vancouver Millionaires in 1915 before going to the war for three and one-half years.

After resuming his career and teaming with forwards Frank Nighbor and Cy Denneny, he starred for the Senators (which in the interim had joined the NHL) for six more seasons, playing for three Stanley Cup champions. Though he was a holdout for most of the 1921 season, Broadbent came back to win the league scoring title in 1922. He also set a record that season by scoring goals in sixteen consecutive games. The streak began during a 10-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens on Christmas Eve and lasted through to a 6-6 tie with Canadiens on February 15. As of 2015, it remains the NHL record.

In 1925, along with veteran teammate Clint Benedict, Broadbent was sold by Ottawa to the expansion Montreal Maroons. Broadbent was the Maroons' leading scorer that first season, including a five-goal game against the Hamilton Tigers. In his second season with the Maroons, the team won its first Stanley Cup championship against the Ottawa Senators. He was traded back to the Senators in 1928 with cash for Hooley Smith. He played for the New York Americans in 1929 and retired after that season.

Broadbent finished his career with 172 goals and 58 assists in 360 professional games. After his playing career, he coached for several years in the Ottawa City Hockey League, winning the championship in 1933 with the Ottawa Rideaus. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1908–09	Ottawa Emmetts	OCHL	6	14	0	14	6	2	1	0	1	0
1909–10	Ottawa Seconds	OCHL	2	3	0	3	5	—	—	—	—	—
1909–10	Hull Volants	LOVHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1909–10	Ottawa Cliffsides	IPAHU	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	0	1	6
1910–11	Ottawa Cliffsides	OCHL	2	2	0	2	6	—	—	—	—	—
1910–11	Ottawa Cliffsides	IPAHU	6	14	0	14	18	1	0	0	0	3
1911–12	Ottawa New Edinburghs	IPAHU	10	20	0	20	39	4	7	0	7	0
1912–13	Ottawa Senators	NHA	20	20	0	20	15	—	—	—	—	—
1913–14	Ottawa Senators	NHA	17	6	7	13	61	—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	Ottawa Senators	NHA	20	24	3	27	115	5	3	0	3	—
1918–19	Ottawa Senators	NHL	8	4	3	7	12	5	2	2	4	28
1919–20	Ottawa Senators	NHL	21	19	6	25	40	—	—	—	—	—
1919–20	Ottawa Senators	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	0	0	3
1920–21	Ottawa Senators	NHL	9	4	1	5	10	2	0	2	2	4
1920–21	Ottawa Senators	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	0	2	4
1921–22	Ottawa Senators	NHL	24	32	14	46	28	2	0	1	1	8
1922–23	Ottawa Senators	NHL	24	14	1	15	34	2	0	0	0	2
1922–23	Ottawa Senators	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	1	7	10
1923–24	Ottawa Senators	NHL	22	9	4	13	44	2	0	0	0	2
1924–25	Montreal Maroons	NHL	30	14	6	20	75	—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Montreal Maroons	NHL	36	12	5	17	112	4	2	1	3	14
1925–26	Montreal Maroons	St-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	0	1	22
1926–27	Montreal Maroons	NHL	42	9	5	14	88	2	0	0	0	0
1927–28	Ottawa Senators	NHL	43	3	2	5	62	2	0	0	0	0
1928–29	New York Americans	NHL	44	1	4	5	59	2	0	0	0	2
NHA totals			57	50	10	60	191	5	3	0	3	—
NHL totals			303	121	51	172	564	23	4	6	10	60
St-Cup totals			—	—	—	—	—	18	9	1	10	35

Awards and records

Consecutive goal-scoring streak: 16 consecutive games
NHL scoring leader: 1922
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962

Transactions

January 21, 1919 - Signed as a free agent by Ottawa Senators.
December 30, 1920 - Rights transferred to Hamilton Tigers from Ottawa Senators by NHL with Sprague Cleghorn. Both Broadbent and Cleghorn refused to report.
January 4, 1921 - Rights traded to Montreal Canadiens by Hamilton Tigers for cash. Broadbent refused to report.
February 21, 1921 - Rights returned to Ottawa Senators by NHL.
October 20, 1924 - Traded to Montreal Maroons by Ottawa Senators with Clint Benedict for cash.
October 7, 1927 - Traded to Ottawa Senators by Montreal Maroons with $22,500 for Hooley Smith.
October 15, 1928 - Traded to New York Americans by Ottawa Senators for $10,000.
January 1, 1929 - Fined $25 by NHL for trying to start a fight in the penalty box during game with Montreal Canadiens.
October 31, 1929 - Officially announced retirement.

References

McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York, NY: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1.

↑ McFarlane 1973, p. 28.
↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. April 12, 1918. p. 4528.

External links

Preceded by Position created	Montreal Maroons captain 1924–25	Succeeded by Dunc Munro
Preceded by Newsy Lalonde	NHL Scoring Champion 1922	Succeeded by Babe Dye

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