Jack Walker (ice hockey)

Jack Walker
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1960
Walker with the Seattle Metropolitans.
Born	(1888-11-29)November 29, 1888 Silver Mountain, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 16, 1950(1950-02-16) (aged 61) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	153 lb (69 kg; 10 st 13 lb)
Position	Rover/Winger
Shot	Left
Played for	Oakland Sheiks Hollywood Stars Seattle Eskimos Detroit Cougars Victoria Cougars Seattle Metropolitans Moncton Victorias Toronto Blueshirts Port Arthur Lake City
Playing career	1907–1933

John Phillip "Jack" Walker (November 29, 1888 – February 16, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Blueshirts, Seattle Metropolitans, Victoria Cougars, and Detroit Cougars. He played in all the big professional leagues at the time: the National Hockey Association (NHA), Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), and National Hockey League (NHL).

Walker won three Stanley Cups in his career: in 1914 with the Toronto Blueshirts, in 1917 with the Seattle Metropolitans, and in 1925 with the Victoria Cougars. Goaltender Harry "Hap" Holmes and forward Frank Foyston were his teammates on all three Stanley Cup winning teams. Walker is one of only 11 players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three or more different teams.^[1]

Outside of his three Stanley Cup victories Walker also appeared in four other instances where his team played for the Stanley Cup, either in challenge games or in Stanley Cup series: in 1911 with Port Arthur Lake City, in 1919 and 1920 with the Seattle Metropolitans, and in 1926 with the Victoria Cougars. In 1911, 1920 and 1926 he was on the losing side of either the challenge game or the series, and in 1919 the Stanley Cup series between the Seattle Metropolitans and the Montreal Canadiens was cancelled because of the Spanish flu pandemic.^[2]