Ernie Parkes
George Ernest Parkes (November 4, 1898 — July 7, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and curler. He played 84 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with the Vancouver Millionaires/Maroons between 1921 and 1924 and then 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons during the 1924–25 season. Prior to turning professional he spent several years in the senior Ontario Hockey League. In curling, he was a member of the 1939 Macdonald Brier championship team.
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| Born |
November 4, 1898 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
July 7, 1948 (aged 49) Woodstock, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right Wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Vancouver Millionaires Montreal Maroons | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1914–1925 | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
Parkes was born in Victoria, British Columbia, but grew up in Dunnville, Ontario. He played in the Ontario Hockey Association senior league from 1914 to 1921 and was named to the league's first all-star team in 1919 and 1920. In 1921, Parkes signed with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's Vancouver Millionaires, where he played for three years. He then spent one season with the Montreal Maroons of the National Hockey League in 1924–25.[1]
Parkes also curled, and played in three straight Briers for Ontario from 1938[2] to 1940, winning the Brier in 1939.[3]
Parkes died in Woodstock, Ontario, in 1948. He was survived by his wife and three children.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1914–15 | Toronto Argonauts | OHA Sr | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Argonauts | OHA Sr | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Riversides | OHA Sr | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1917–18 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA Sr | 9 | 29 | 0 | 29 | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA Sr | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA Sr | 8 | 22 | 6 | 28 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA Sr | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 24 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22 | Vancouver Millionaires | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Millionaires | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHA totals | 84 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Ernie Parkes". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- "Chatter". Vancouver Sun. March 9, 1938. p. 20. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "Ontario curlers take Brier playoff". The Province. March 10, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "Ernie Parkes Dies". The Montreal Gazette. July 10, 1948.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ernie Parkes at Find a Grave