Bouse Hutton

Infobox Ice Hockey Player/


image_size = 150 px
position = Goaltender
caught = Left
played_for = Ottawa (CAHL)
nationality = CAN
birth_date = October 24, 1877
birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario
death_date = October 27, 1962
death_place = "place unknown"
career_start = 1898
career_end = 1904
halloffame = 1962

John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (October 24, 1877 – October 27, 1962) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators. Hutton also played lacrosse as a goaltender for the Ottawa Capitals, and Canadian football as a fullback for the Ottawa Rough Riders.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=112] Playing at the highest level of competition in each sport, Hutton won championships with all three teams. Hutton won the Stanley Cup twice with Ottawa in 1903 and 1904.cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196210&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo|title=Bouse Hutton—Biography|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-07-27] Hutton was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=113]

Career

Hutton began his ice hockey career with the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in the 1898–99 season, appearing in two games.cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196210&type=Player&page=statsawards&list=ByName#photo|title=Bouse Hutton—Career statistics|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-07-27] The 1899–1900 season was Hutton's first full season with Ottawa. Hutton finished the season with a 4–3 record, with a 2.70 goals-against average, in a time when double-digit scores were very common. In the 1900–01 season, Hutton played eight games, posting a 7–0–1 record, with a 2.50 goals-against average.cite book |title=Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders |coauthors=Kevin Allen and Bob Duff |year=2002 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-48-4-8 |pages=111] Later in 1901, Hutton won the Minto Cup with the Ottawa Capitals, which was the first team to win the Minto Cup. In the 1901–02 season, Hutton posted a 5–3 record, with two shutouts, for a 1.70 goals-against average. In the fall of 1902, Hutton won the Canadian football championship with Ottawa Rough Riders. In the 1902–03 season, Hutton posted a 6–2 regular season record, with a 3.80 goals-against average. In the CAHL playoffs, Hutton posted a 1–0–1 record, with one shutout and a 0.50 goals-average, while in the Stanley Cup finals, Hutton posted a 2–0 record, with a 2.00 goals-against average as Ottawa won the Stanley Cup. After the Stanley Cup win, the Ottawa Hockey Club was renamed the Silver Seven, after the silver coins given to the players after their Stanley Cup victory. In the 1903–04 season, Hutton a 4–0 record for Ottawa, with a 3.80 goals-against average. As Ottawa withdrew from the CAHL, Hutton appeared in Stanley Cup challenges only, posting a 6–1–1 record, with one shutout and a 2.90 goals-against average. At the end of the CAHL season, the Stanley Cup trustees ruled that Ottawa would retain the Cup. After the conclusion of the 1903–04 season, Hutton retired from ice hockey.

After his retirement from ice hockey, Hutton won another Minto Cup with the Capitals in 1904, and toured England with the team afterwards, winning 23 out of 24 games. Hutton finished his ice hockey career a 35–9–3 record, and a 2.62 goals-against average. Hutton later became an ice hockey coach in Ottawa for several years. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

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