# Emory Sparrow

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**William Emery Sparrow** (September 15, 1897 – February 2, 1965) was a Canadian professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) who played 8 games in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) for the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) during the [1924–25 season](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_NHL_season). He also played with the [Regina Capitals](/source/Regina_Capitals), [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos_(ice_hockey)) and [Calgary Tigers](/source/Calgary_Tigers) in the [Western Canada Hockey League](/source/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](/source/Allan_Cup) in 1916 with the [Winnipeg 61st Battalion](/source/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](/source/Allan_Cup) (1916)
- PHL First All-Star Team (1927)

## References

1. [Emory Sparrow](http://www.justsportsstats.com/hockeystatsindex.php?player_id=sparrem01) at [JustSportsStats](http://www.justsportsstats.com)

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