Art Townsend

Arthur Almer Albert Townsend (October 9, 1905 – May 7, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was born in Souris, Manitoba.
He played senior hockey with his hometown Souris team and with Brandon from 1923 to 1925. He then signed with the Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1925 and played with the team as it moved to become the Portland Rosebuds in 1925-26.
When the league folded in 1926 the Rosebuds were purchased by the new Chicago Blackhawks team. Townsend played five games for Chicago and score no points. That was the extent of his NHL career.
He went on to play 10 seasons of minor pro, mostly in western North America. In 1936-37 he played for the University of Alberta and then played two seasons for the senior Edmonton Superiors. He retired in 1939.
==External links==
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*Art Townsend's profile at Hockey Reference.com
Category:Born in 1905
Category:Dead in 1971
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Portland Rosebuds players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Winnipeg Maroons players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players
Category:Seattle Eskimos players
Category:London Tecumsehs players
Category:Trois-Rivieres Renards players
Category:Edmonton Eskimos (NWHL) players
Category:Alberta Golden Bears players
Category:Edmonton Superiors players
Category:Retired in 1939
Category:Trois Rivieres Renards (ECHA) players
Category:San Francisco Tigers players