Billy McGimsie
Canadian ice hockey player
Died when: 88 years 143 days (1060 months)Star Sign: Gemini
William George McGimsie (June 7, 1880 – October 28, 1968) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player.He played six seasons as a centre for the Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles between 1901 and 1907.
A leading offensive player of his era, McGimsie led the Manitoba and North West Hockey League with 28 goals in 8 games in 1904–05.
He was a member of three Thistles' teams that challenged for the Stanley Cup, winning the national championship in 1907.His career was ended when he suffered a separated shoulder in an exhibition game.
McGimsie was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
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