George Owen (ice hockey)
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George Owen (born December 2, 1901 - died March 4, 1986) was a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. He was also elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
[edit] Playing career
Born in Hamilton, Ontario Owen moved to Massachusetts as a teenager and attended Newton High School in suburban Boston. He spent four years at Harvard University and eventually joined the Boston Hockey Club of the USAHA in 1923–24. The next year he stopped playing to coach Harvard before stepping back on to the ice with the Boston AA Unicorns.
After two solid years with the senior Boston University squad, Owen's rights were traded to the Bruins by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The talented defender hit the 12-goal mark twice in five years for Boston and helped the club win the Stanley Cup in 1929 and dominate the NHL regular season in 1930 with a 38–5–1 record. Owen retired in 1933 to coach the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hockey Team. Owen was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.
While playing for the Boston Bruins of the NHL during the 1928–29 season, he became the first NHL hockey player to regularly wear head gear for protective reasons during a game. Prior to this, the only time protective head gear was worn was to temporarly protect an injury. Owen won the Stanley Cup in 1929 with Boston.
| Preceded by Lionel Hitchman |
Boston Bruins captains 1931–32 |
Succeeded by Dit Clapper |
[edit] Coaching career
George Owen spent time coaching at both Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
