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- At the age of 15, young Ernest decided he wanted to become an NHL hockey player. He began his career by playing for an amateur team in Midland. His rough and tough playing style earned him the nickname "Ty" from baseball's caustic Ty COBB. For the rest of his life, he was known by his Ty moniker. After Midland, Ty played for a team in Hamilton for two years. During WWI, Ty's country required his services. He was drafted bythe Canadian Expeditionary Forces while at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, on 28 May 1918, just three weeks after his younger brother enlisted.Private ARBOUR became a soldier in the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. He also served with the 8th Canadian Battalion and "O" Wing CCC, both inEngland, perhaps asa sniper. Ty was discharged upon demobilzation on 7 August 1919. Upon return from the War, Ty was recruited by Midland and Port Colborne. It was there in Port Colborne that Ty fell in love with a young woman he dsired to marry. Shortly after Frankie entered his life, Ty got the first big break of his hockey career. He was signed by the Brandon, Manitoba, team where he got plenty of ice time in his three years with them. His rising star then got noticed by Vancouver and Ty went there for twoseasons. This move was followed by a move to Pittsburgh before transitioning to Chicago. His years with the Blackhawks were some of his best as a player and for his finances as a family man. By this time, Ty and Frankie had two children and decided toestablish a homestead for their family. Ty bought a 250-acre farm outside Waubaushene on Duck Bay Road. His farm on what was actually the old North River Road became a prominent landmark. On 12 November 1931, Ty played for the Blackhawks in the first game ever in the new Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. His younger brother Jack was on the opposing team. The Blackhawks won 2-1. This was the last season Ty played in the NHL. For the next several years, Ty coached a variety of teams around SimcoeCounty. Eventually decided to hang up his skates and devote most of hisenergies to being a farmer, although he never could get away from the excitement of the game and followed minor hockey for the remainderof his life. He became known as "theoracle of the minor league hockey set." Ty made any occasion a party and loved to tell stories. Folks were alsoknown to joke about his baldhead, even when he wasa young man.
On 26 Oct 1926, Ty entered the US via the port of Buffalo, NY. He was bound for the Pittsburgh Hockey Club in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was to play hockey for 6 months. He was noted as being 5'6" witha medium complexion, brown hair, and browneyes. He had $15 in his pocket.
On 31 Oct 1927, Ty entered the US via the port of Buffalo, NY. He was bound for Duqueene Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was to play hockey for 6 months. He was noted as being 5'6" with a medium complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes. Hehad $35in his pocket.
On 3 Nov 1931, Ty entered the US via the port of Buffalo, NY. He was bound for the Pittsburgh Hockey Club in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was to play hockey for 6 months. He was noted as being 5'6" with a medium complexion, brown hair, and browneyes. He had $60 in his pocket.
Ernest "Ty" Arbour
Left Wing
Born 29 Jun 1896 -- Waubaushene, ON
Height 5.07 -- Weight 160 -- Shoots L
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
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1913/15 Waubaushene A.C. OHA-Jr.
1918-19 Port Arthur Pascoes TBSHL 6 8 1 9 4
1919-20 Midland Aces OHA-Sr.
1920-21 Brandon Elks MHL-Sr. 12 11 4 15 4
1920-21 Brandon Elks Al-Cup 5 8 4 12 2
1921-22 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 24 27 6 33 22 2 0 0 0 0
1922-23 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 30 18 9 27 10
1923-24 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 30 13 5 18 12
1924-25 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 27 15 5 20 12
1925-26 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 30 10 6 16 4
1926-27 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 41 7 8 15 10
1927-28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 9 0 0 0 0
1927-28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 32 5 5 10 32
1928-29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 44 3 4 7 32
1929-30 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 42 10 8 18 26
1930-31 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41 3 3 6 12
1932-33 Buffalo Bisons IHL 0 2 1 3 4
1933-34 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 0 18 8 26 2
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NHL Totals 209 28 28 56 112
A veteran of the Great War, Ty was the older brother of Jack who had a similar, though slightly more successful, career. He was in the services from 1915 to 1918, after which he pursued a hockey career out West, moving from Brandon to Edmonton and,finally, out to Vancouver to play for the local Maroons. Vancouver sold Ty to Pittsburgh during the Piratesfirst NHL season, and early the next season he was involved in a three-way deal that saw him go to Chicago, Bert McCaffery to Pittsburgh, andEddie Rodden of Chicago to Toronto. He spent all of the next four years with the Hawks, though the team struggled on the ice and at the gate.Ty finished his career in the minors, playing two years in the IHL andfinishing with the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Syracuse Herald (NY) -- Monday 31 Oct 1932
BISONS SEEK TY ARBOUR -- NIGHBOR WOULD USE VETERAN AT CENTER ICE
Buffalo, 31 Oct -- Ernest J. (Ty) Arbour, veteran left winger and center, who finished the 1931-1932 season with the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, has been invited to join the Bison squad and may pivot the second or third line this season. Arbour is ashifty, aggressive forward with a vast amount of experience to call upon, and Manager Nighbor believes he would prove a valuable addition to the localranks. Arbour is not unknownto Peace Bridge fans, as he proved a prime favorite with them as a member of the Chicago Black Hawks, when the latter club used the arena as its home rink during the latter part of the 1928-1929 season. He was traded later to Pittsburgh in the National League and remained in the Smoky City when the Yellow Jackets entered the International loop. When the Pittsburgh team disbanded, Arbour automatically became a free agent.
Toronto Star (ON) -- 13 Feb 1979
ARBOUR, Ernest Joseph (Ty) -- At Soldier's Memorial Hospital, Orillia, on Sunday, 11 February 1979. Ty Arbour, beloved husband of the late Frankie Harton of Waubaushene, in his 83rd year. Dear fatherof Audrey (Mrs. F. Newlove) of Stayner andErnest of Waubaushene; brother of William of London, Mrs. Edith Hickey of Lewiston, NY, Mrs. Lena O'Reilly of Windsor, Agnes (Mrs. Hilton Middleton) of Barrie, and Edna (Mrs. Albert Davis) of Orillia; lovingly remembered by 7 grandchildren. Resting at theNicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland Ave., Midland, until 9:15 am Wednesday, 14 February, then to St John's Church, Waubaushene, for funeral massat 10 am. Spring Interment Waubaushene Legion Cemetery.
Story excerpted from FindAGrave.com -- 02 May 2011
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Waubaushene, Ontario, he playedat the position of Left Wing for a total of six seasons (1926 to 1931)in the National Hockey League. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Blackhawks. His totalNHL career consisted of 209 games played, 56 points, 28 goals, 28 assists, and 112 penalties in minutes. Known affectionately as Ty by his fans, he was considered a fine upstanding player but his NHL career was often overshadowed by that of his brothers Amos and Jack who were also professional hockey players in their own right. Besides the NHL,he also had a successful career playing in the minors. He first played with the Port Arthur Pascoes of the TBSHL from 1918 to 1919, and continued withthe Midland Aces of the OHA from 1919to 1920, the Brandon Elks of the MHL from 1920 to 1921, the Vancouver Maroons of the WHL from 1924 to 1926, the Pittsburgh Yellowjackets of the IHL from 1931 to 1932, the Buffalo Bisons of the IHL from 1932 to1933,and finally the Edmonton Eskimos of the NWHL from 1933 to 1934. His honours in the minors included being named a member of the WCHL 2nd-All Star Team in 1922, and winning the Allan Cup with the Elks in 1920. Atthe outbreak of World War I, Arbour put his career on hold and joined the army and spent three years serving his country as a sniper. After retiring from hockey in 1934, he bought up 250 acres of farmland in the area of Port Severn, Ontario,and raised cattle. He later sold his farmandretired to his birthplace of Waubaushene, where he lived until his death at the age of 82.
Ernest "Ty" Arbour is a long forgotten about hockey player having played way back in the 1920s with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL. In total the Waubaushene, Ontario nativeplayed in 207 NHL contests, providing a bit of offense with 28 goals and 56 points inhis career. He added 2 goals in 11 Stanley Cup games.
Like his brother Jack, Arbour made a name for himself out west. He was a solid scoring winger for the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCHL and later the Vancouver Maroons. When that league folded he, like somany those great Western players, headed east to the NHL.
After his NHL career came to an end, Arbour briefly returned to Edmonton to continue playing hockey. He would ultimately return home to Waubaushene where he bought 250 acres of farmland. He raised cattle and harvested hay until he sold the farm later in life.
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1896 - 1979 (82 ans)