Jack Darragh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jack Darragh
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1962
Born	(1890-12-04)December 4, 1890 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 28, 1924(1924-06-28) (aged 33) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1910–1924

John Proctor Darragh (December 4, 1890 – June 28, 1924) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Darragh played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey Association (NHA), which became the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1917. Darragh was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams (1911, 1920, 1921, 1923) and an NHA championship team (1915). He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

Playing career

Jack Darragh moved quickly from the amateur ranks to professional hockey. He earned a place with the Ottawa Senators of the NHA at the beginning of the 1910–11 hockey season when Horace Gaul got injured against the Montreal Canadiens.

Darragh, sitting second from the right, with the 1912 NHA All-Stars.

Darragh met Ottawa Senators manager Pete Green at the restaurant Uwanta Lunch at Sparks Street in Ottawa. There, he signed a contract with the Senators for $15 a week. He soon showed how valuable he was to the team and during the 1914–15 season, he was chosen team captain. He was second in the league in scoring that year.

Darragh played his entire professional career with the Ottawa Senators. He was a big part of their success, winning four Stanley Cups; in 1911, 1920, 1921 and 1923.

He retired after the 1921 Stanley Cup win, but returned after one season to play for the Stanley Cup-winning team of 1922–23. During his last NHL season in 1923–24, Darrah broke his right knee cap, which kept him from playing much of the season. He retired from professional ice hockey that year.

Playing style

1911 Ottawa Senators with the Stanley Cup. Back row, from left: Alex Currie, Hamby Shore, Jack Darragh, Bruce Stuart. Front row, from left: Marty Walsh, Bruce Ridpath, Percy LeSueur, Fred Lake, Albert Kerr.

Darragh had a good physique and strong conditioning, which helped him play intensely throughout games. He had speed, strength, grit, and determination, making him a powerful right winger. He perfected the backhand stroke and was a crafty stick-handler. Because he had good chemistry with his team, he and center forward Frank Nighbor developed a system of team play between each other over the years that carried the Senators to many victories.

Personal life and death

In his younger days, Darragh had been a lacrosse player. He was also into distance running and held a place on the baseball team of his employer at the Ottawa Dairy Company.

Darragh and his wife Elizabeth had three daughters: Aileen, Frances, and Marion. He passed away on June 28, 1924, from peritonitis, which was the result of a ruptured appendix. He had only been retired for three months.

Interesting facts about Jack Darragh

• Darragh was a chicken farmer.
• He was the captain of the Senators during the 1914-15 season.
• He staged the NHL’s very first contract holdout.
• He was good at scoring key goals.
• Darragh had 117 points (68 goals, 49 assists) in 121 regular-season games and 15 points (13 goals, two assists) in 21 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
• Darrah retired for the first time in 1921 but changed his mind and returned after one season and played for one more year.
• He was an older brother of NHL player Harold Darragh.

Career statistics

* Stanley Cup Champion.

Awards and achievements

• Stanley Cup champion: 1911, 1920, 1921, 1923
• 1962 – Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career