| Position | Right wing |
|---|---|
| Played for | Winnipeg 61st Battalion Regina Capitals Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Tigers Boston Bruins |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 11 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| Birth date | September 15, 1897 |
| Birth place | Hartney, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death date | February 2, 1965 (aged 67) |
| Career start | 1921 |
| Career end | 1926 |
William Emery Sparrow (September 15, 1897 – February 2, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1924–25 season. He also played with the Regina Capitals, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Tigers in the Western Canada Hockey League.[1] As a professional player, he spelled his name Emory, and was commonly known by the nickname Spunk Sparrow.
Before he appeared on the professional hockey scene, Sparrow won the Canadian amateur championship trophy Allan Cup in 1916 with the Winnipeg 61st Battalion.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1913–14 | St. John's College | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Winnipeg Argonauts | WSrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Winnipeg 61st Battalion | MHL | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Somme | MHL | 8 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Winnipeg Argonauts | MHL | 9 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 10 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1920–21 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 13 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Regina Capitals | WCHL | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Regina Capitals | West-PO | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1922–23 | Regina Capitals | WCHL | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Edmonton Eskimos | WHL | 17 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1926–27 | Calgary Tigers | PHL | 32 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Regina Capitals | PHL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHL/WHL totals | 104 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
- Allan Cup (1916)
- PHL First All-Star Team (1927)