# Hec Fowler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hec_Fowler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hec_Fowler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hec_Fowler > Source revision: 1268092830 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey and soccer player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Hec Fowler, Victoria Aristocrats.jpg | image_size = | caption = Fowler with the Victoria Aristocrats | position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender) | catches = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 190 | played_for = [Spokane Canaries](/source/Spokane_Canaries)
[Seattle Metropolitans](/source/Seattle_Metropolitans)
[Victoria Aristocrats](/source/Victoria_Cougars)
[Victoria Cougars](/source/Victoria_Cougars)
[Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)
[Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos_(ice_hockey)) | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|10|14}} | birth_place = [Peterborough, Ontario](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario), Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1987|7|30|1892|10|14}} | death_place = [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon), Saskatchewan, Canada | career_start = 1909 | career_end = 1931 }} '''Norman Boswell "Hec" Fowler'''{{cite book |last=Zweig |first=Eric |author-link= |date=September 12, 2015 |title=Art Ross: The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNCMBgAAQBAJ&q=%22hec+fowler%22+montreal+gazette |publisher=Dundurn |page= |isbn=978-1459730410}} (October 14, 1892 – July 30, 1987) was a two-sport athlete from Canada. He was a professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) goaltender who played in the [Pacific Coast Hockey Association](/source/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_Association) and [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) between 1916 and 1925. He was also a [soccer](/source/Association_football) goalkeeper for Saskatoon Thistle.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} He was the last surviving former player of the [Spokane Canaries](/source/Spokane_Canaries).{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} ==Playing career== Fowler played for various senior league teams in his hometown of [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon) from 1909 to 1916, appearing in the [Allan Cup](/source/Allan_Cup) playoffs in 1916, before turning professional with the [Spokane Canaries](/source/Spokane_Canaries) of the PCHA in [1917](/source/1917%E2%80%9318_PCHA_season). The Canaries, citing poor attendance, disbanded for the [following season](/source/1918%E2%80%9319_PCHA_season), and while Fowler had played poorly for Spokane, the defending [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) champion [Seattle Metropolitans](/source/Seattle_Metropolitans) was confident enough to sign him as their goaltender. With Fowler at the helm, the Mets won the league championship but were upset in the playoffs by the [Vancouver Millionaires](/source/Vancouver_Millionaires).{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} At that point, Fowler enlisted in the military for the last year of [World War I](/source/World_War_I), and when he [mustered out](/source/Muster_(military)) of the service, signed with the Victoria Cougars for the [1920 season](/source/1919%E2%80%9320_PCHA_season).{{cite book |last1=Holzman |first1=Morey |last2=Nieforth |first2=Joseph |date=2002 |page=201 |title=Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Dundurn Press |isbn= }} Most spectacularly, he turned aside three penalty shots in a match against the Millionaires on December 12, 1921.{{cite news |author= |date=December 13, 1921 |title=Good Old Hec! |url=https://ia802800.us.archive.org/29/items/victoriadailytimes19211213/1921_12_13.pdf |work=Victoria Daily Times |location=Victoria, BC |access-date=18 December 2021}} He played five seasons in all for the Cougars before being sold to the expansion [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) in October [1924](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_NHL_season).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-1s6iocLwIC&q=Hec+Fowler&pg=PT86|title=Tales from the Boston Bruins Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Bruins Stories Ever Told|first=Kerry|last=Keene|date=July 29, 2011|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Inc.|via=Google Books|isbn=9781613210581}} Behind a weak defense, Fowler was repeatedly shelled, and it was reported that he was displeased with the team's direction.{{cite news |last=Hallahan |first=John |date=December 20, 1924 |title=Bruins Notes |url= |work=Boston Globe |location=Dorchester, MA |access-date=}} In his last game with Boston, he allowed nine goals in 49 minutes against the [Toronto St. Patricks](/source/Toronto_St._Patricks) before leaving the ice on his own; he was replaced in net by left winger [George Redding](/source/George_Redding).{{cite book |last=Zweig |first=Eric |author-link= |date=September 12, 2015 |title=Art Ross: The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNCMBgAAQBAJ&q=%22hec+fowler%22+montreal+gazette |location=176 |publisher=Dundurn |page= |isbn=978-1459730410}} Fowler admitted to a [Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette) reporter afterward that he was deliberately letting in goals, so that the Bruins would be embarrassed enough by the loss to obtain better players. As a result, he was suspended indefinitely by Boston, fined $200, and ultimately released.{{cite news |last=Duff |first=Bob |date=March 26, 2014 |title=Five other goalies who couldn't take it anymore |url=https://windsorstar.com/uncategorized/five-other-goalies-who-couldnt-take-it-anymore |work=Windsor Star |location=Windsor, ON |access-date=18 December 2021}} He signed with the [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos_(ice_hockey)) of the [Western Canada Hockey League](/source/Western_Canada_Hockey_League) to finish the season, but took the next year off. Fowler played one more season in Edmonton in 1927, then three for the [Oakland Sheiks](/source/Oakland_Sheiks) of the professional [California Hockey League](/source/California_Hockey_League) between 1928 and 1931 – leading the team to consecutive championships his last two seasons – before retiring.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} On June 11, 1983, Norman "Hec" Fowler was installed into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in Regina Saskatchewan under Norman "Heck" Fowler. ==Lacrosse== As with many other players of the era, Fowler was a lacrosse player in the summers, serving as secretary of the [Vancouver Lacrosse Club](/source/Vancouver_Lacrosse_Club) and acting as an umpire, referee, and timekeeper in matches.{{cite book |last=Stewart-Candy |first=David |author-link= |date=2017 |title=Old School Lacrosse: Professional Lacrosse In British Columbia - 1909-1924 |url= |location=Vancouver, BC |publisher= |page= |isbn=}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! Min !! GA !! [SO](/source/Shutout) !! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average) ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! Min !! GA !! SO !! GAA |- | 1909–10 | Saskatoon Rovers | SCJHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1909–10 | Saskatoon Bankers | SCSHL | 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 2 || 0 || 2.00 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 1910–11 | Saskatoon Westerns | SCHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1911–12 | Saskatoon Wholesalers | SKPHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 1 || 0 || 1.00 |- | 1911–12 | Saskatoon Hoo-Hoos | SKPHL | 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 6 || 0 || 6.00 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1912–13 | Saskatoon Rovers | N-SSHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 1913–14 | Saskatoon R.Jays | N-SSHL | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 240 || 17 || 0 || 4.25 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1914–15 | Humboldt H/C | N-SSHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 7 || 0 || 7.00 |- | 1915–16 | Saskatoon Pilgrims | SSHL | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1915–16](/source/1916_Allan_Cup) | Saskatoon Pilgrims | [Al-Cup](/source/Allan_Cup) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 120 || 10 || 0 || 5.00 |- | [1916–17](/source/1916%E2%80%9317_PCHA_season) | [Spokane Canaries](/source/Spokane_Canaries) | [PCHA](/source/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_Association) | 23 || 8 || 15 || 0 || 1383 || 143 || 0 || 6.20 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1917–18](/source/1917%E2%80%9318_PCHA_season) | [Seattle Metropolitans](/source/Seattle_Metropolitans) | PCHA | 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1168 || 65 || 1 || 3.34 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 120 || 3 || 0 || 1.50 |- | 1918–19 | ''Military service'' | | || || || || || || || | || || || || || || || |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1919–20](/source/1919%E2%80%9320_PCHA_season) | [Victoria Aristocrats](/source/Victoria_Aristocrats) | PCHA | 22 || 10 || 12 || 0 || 1327 || 71 || 1 || 3.21 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | [1920–21](/source/1920%E2%80%9321_PCHA_season) | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 24 || 10 || 13 || 1 || 1541 || 88 || 3 || 3.43 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1921–22](/source/1921%E2%80%9322_PCHA_season) | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 24 || 11 || 12 || 1 || 1468 || 70 || 1 || 2.86 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | [1922–23](/source/1922%E2%80%9323_PCHA_season) | [Victoria Cougars](/source/Victoria_Cougars) | PCHA | 30 || 16 || 14 || 0 || 1846 || 85 || 4 || 2.76 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 120 || 5 || 0 || 2.50 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1923–24](/source/1923%E2%80%9324_PCHA_season) | Victoria Cougars | PCHA | 30 || 11 || 18 || 1 || 1843 || 103 || 0 || 3.35 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | [1924–25](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_NHL_season) | [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 7 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 409 || 42 || 0 || 6.16 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1924–25](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_WCHL_season) | [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos_(ice_hockey)) | [WCHL](/source/Western_Canada_Hockey_League) | 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 480 || 29 || 1 || 3.63 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | [1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_PHL_season) | Edmonton Eskimos | [PHL](/source/Prairie_Hockey_League) | 32 || 12 || 18 || 2 || 1879 || 127 || 0 || 4.06 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1928–29 | Oakland Sheiks | [Cal-Pro](/source/California_Hockey_League) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 1929–30 | Oakland Sheiks | Cal-Pro | 42 || 24 || 12 || 6 || 2520 || 72 || — || 1.71 | 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 250 || 5 || 1 || 1.20 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1930–31 | Oakland Sheiks | Cal-Pro | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 254 || 11 || 0 || 2.60 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | PCHA totals ! 171 !! 77 !! 91 !! 3 !! 10,576 !! 625 !! 10 !! 3.55 ! 4 !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 240 !! 8 !! 0 !! 2.00 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 7 !! 1 !! 6 !! 0 !! 409 !! 42 !! 0 !! 6.16 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |} ==Awards and achievements== * PCHA First All-Star Team in 1917. * PCHA Second All-Star Team in 1918. * Installed into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame June 11, 1983. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=18514}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Hec}} Category:1892 births Category:1987 deaths Category:Boston Bruins players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey people in the United States Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Category:Canadian military personnel of World War I Category:Edmonton Eskimos (ice hockey) players Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatoon Category:Seattle Metropolitans players Category:Spokane Canaries players Category:Victoria Aristocrats players Category:Victoria Cougars (1911–1926) players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen https://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/norman-heck-fowle/ --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hec Fowler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hec_Fowler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hec_Fowler?action=history)). 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