Arthur Throop

Arthur Leonard "Art" Throop (August 19, 1884 – June 24, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the New Westminster Royals (1913–14) and Portland Rosebuds (1914–15) of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.^[3] He also previously played for the Ottawa Victorias, and during his time with the club he was involved in a 1907 FAHL game which saw the death of Bud McCourt.^[4] He suffered a blow to the head from an opposing player's stick during a brawl that ensued that game.^[5][6]

Arthur Throop
Throop with the Ottawa Victorias.
Born	(1884-08-19)August 19, 1884 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 24, 1973(1973-06-24) (aged 88) Haileybury, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Ottawa Victorias Pittsburgh Lyceum[1] Pittsburgh Bankers Brantford Indians[2] Toronto Tecumsehs Haileybury Comets New Westminster Royals Portland Rosebuds
Playing career	1902–1915

Throop also spent time in the National Hockey Association with the Toronto Tecumsehs and Haileybury Comets.^[7]

Throop died in 1973 at a Haileybury hospital.^[8]

He was the last surviving former player of the Haileybury Comets and the Toronto Tecumsehs.

Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1905–06	Ottawa Victorias	FAHL		8	6	0	6	10		–	–	–	–	–
1906–07	Ottawa Victorias	FAHL		7	4	0	4	–		–	–	–	–	–
1907–08	Pittsburgh Lyceum	WPHL		17	7	0	7	–		–	–	–	–	–
1907–08	Pittsburgh Bankers	World Pro. Series		–	–	–	–	–		1	0	0	0	–
1908–09	Pittsburgh Lyceum	WPHL		8	3	0	3	–		–	–	–	–	–
1908–09	Brantford Indians	OPHL		15	17	0	17	52		–	–	–	–	–
1910	Haileybury Comets	NHA		12	9	0	9	43		–	–	–	–	–
1912–13	Toronto Tecumsehs	NHA		20	11	0	11	48		–	–	–	–	–
1913–14	New Westminster Royals	PCHA		10	5	3	8	18		–	–	–	–	–
1914–15	Portland Rosebuds	PCHA		18	16	8	24	43		–	–	–	–	–
NHA totals				32	20	0	20	91		–	–	–	–	–
PCHA totals				28	21	11	32	61		–	–	–	–	–