Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Tom Hawthorn
Publication Date: February 4, 2025 - 19:04
Left winger George Faulkner was Newfoundland’s first pro hockey player
February 4, 2025
The tireless George Faulkner was the first athlete from Newfoundland to sign a professional hockey contract.Mr. Faulkner, who has died at 91, played minor pro hockey in Quebec for four seasons, during which he was unable to crack a supremely talented Montreal Canadiens lineup. It would fall to a younger brother, Alex Faulkner, to be the first player from Canada’s easternmost province to play in the National Hockey League.
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