Oliver, Harry

Date of Death: 1985-06-16
Date of Birth: 1898-10-26
* Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Born in Selkirk, Harry Oliver played all his minor hockey in Selkirk including junior and senior with the Selkirk Fishermen. Oliver went to Calgary in 1920 and played with that WCHL team until 1926 when he was sold to the Boston Bruins. The nifty winger played on a Stanley Cup winner in 1929 and was traded to the New York Americans in 1934, where he played another three years before retiring. During his pro career, he scored 218 goals, 144 assists, 362 points.