Eddie Oatman Edward Cole " Eddie " Oatman ( [ June 10 , 1889 – November 5 , 1973 ) was a professional player for 30 years ( 1909 - 1939 ) . He was among the elite goal scorers of his era . During his 32 years ( 1907 - 39 ) playing professional ice hockey , Eddie was picked 10 straight years as an all - star with the PCHA . He was a star with the Quebec Bulldogs when they won the 1912 Stanley Cup . Eddie played with clubs that won five league championships , and he was a successful coach and captain of five different hockey teams . Personal life . Born and raised in Springford , Ontario , Eddie Oatman began playing organized hockey at age 10 and continued for the next eight years in youth leagues in his hometown . He moved away to play hockey for a career , and he coached hockey before returning home and becoming a barber . Playing career . He played in 1907 with the Tilsonburg Junior Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ) club . The next year he played with the Simcoe Intermediate OHA and , in 1909 , he turned professional with the Cleveland , Ohio , club of the International League . The next season he played on a line with Joe Malone and Jack McDonald for Waterloo of the Ontario Professional Hockey League . In 1911 , when Quebec was admitted into the NHA , the three played with the Bulldogs and helped win the 1912 Stanley Cup . Because of that championship , he and every member of the Bulldogs were offered a contract by PCHA teams . Mr . Oatman signed with New Westminster Royals . In the 1914 – 15 season , he was named to the PCHA All - Star team . The Royals became the Portland Rosebuds and Eddie became the team captain . The following year , he also was its coach and was an All - Star again when the club won the league championship . However , in 1916 the Montreal Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup title beating Portland three games to two in a best of five playoff series . With Portland ' s near victory over Montreal , expectations grew for their chances in the 1916 – 1917 season , but these hopes ended when Eddie enlisted in the Canadian armed forces as part of the 228th Battalion . When the 228th Battalion secured a franchise in the NHA for the 1916 – 17 season , Oatman joined the roster . But when the 228th was sent to Europe for military action in the First World War , Oatman was discharged " for special circumstances . " The following season Eddie went back to Portland , again as its coach and captain . When the Rosebuds suspended operations , Eddie joined the Victoria Aristocrats as their captain and remained with the team for the next five years . As result of another player ' s injury , he saw action with the Vancouver Millionaires when they lost the Stanley Cup to the Toronto St . Pats in 1922 . Oatman was traded to the Calgary Tigers in 1923 – 24 . He helped the team win the Western Canada Hockey League title , but were denied a Stanley Cup championship when they again lost to the Montreal Canadiens . From 1924 to 1926 , he was the Tigers ' coach and captain , leading them to back - to - back championships in 1924 and 1925 . Unfortunately , major league hockey collapsed in the West after the 1925 – 26 season , but he continued to play minor - league hockey . Eddie was the team captain of the Minneapolis , Minnesota , club in the American Hockey Association in 1927 . Then , for the next three years , he played for the Boston Tigers in the Canadian - American Hockey League ( 1928 - 1930 ) , and as their captain led them to the league championship in 1929 . In 1931 , he played as captain for the Buffalo Majors in the American Hockey League . He later served as a player - coach for senior teams in Yorkton , Prince Albert and Saskatoon , Saskatchewan until his hockey - playing career ended when he was 50 .