Pete Green (ice hockey)

Peter "Pete" Green (March 13, 1868 – September 22, 1934) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and trainer with the Ottawa Hockey Club/Ottawa Senators. Green won ten Stanley Cup titles in his time with Ottawa, 4 as a trainer, and 6 as a coach. Green also was a trainer with the Ottawa Football Club. His sons Oliver and Alex also had fantastic careers.

Peter Green
Pete Green around 1910
Born(1868-03-13)March 13, 1868
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedSeptember 22, 1934(1934-09-22) (aged 66)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFormer ice hockey coach

Career

Green won four Stanley Cup titles with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 as a trainer. In 1907 he was promoted to head coach replacing Alf Smith who left join the Kenora Thistles. He helped Ottawa win cups in 1909, 1910, 1911. He left Ottawa after the 1913 season. However in 1919–20 he was re-hired to coach Ottawa. Green won three more Stanley Cups as a coach in the 1920, 1921 and 1923 finals.

He died at an Ottawa hospital aged 66 after a short illness (heart problems) on September 22, 1934.[1][2]

Coaching record
TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
OTT1919-20 241950381st in NHLWon Stanley Cup
OTT1920-21 2414100282nd in NHLWon Stanley Cup
OTT1921-22 241482301st in NHLLost NHL Final
OTT1922-23 241491291st in NHLWon Stanley Cup
OTT1923-24 241680321st in NHLLost NHL Final
OTT1924-25 3017121354th in NHLMissed Playoffs
Total15094524192
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References
  1. "Peter Greene Passes Away", The Border-Cities Star, September 22, 1934, pg. 19
  2. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
Preceded by
Alf Smith		 Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original)
1908–1913		 Succeeded by
Alf Smith
Preceded by
Harry Hyland		 Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original)
1919–1925		 Succeeded by
Alex Currie


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