Arthur Hurst was born in Toronto, Ontario, on May 2, 1923. His ice hockey career began with the Sydney Navy in the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League before being interrupted by two years of service during the Second World War. After returning to hockey in 1945, he continued his playing career in Ontario and eventually established Kitchener as his home. He died in Kitchener in November 1993 after a short illness.
Hurst played one season with the Sydney Navy before serving for two years during the Second World War. He returned to organized hockey in 1945 with the Toronto Bowser Orphans of the Toronto Mercantile Hockey League and spent part of the following season with the Toronto Staffords of the Senior Ontario Hockey League. Beginning in 1947, he became closely associated with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, remaining with the club for most of the period through 1958. During that association he helped the Dutchmen win the Allan Cup in 1953, the Canadian senior men’s championship. He spent two seasons with the Stratford Indians and was therefore not with Kitchener-Waterloo when the Dutchmen won the Allan Cup again in 1955. He returned to the Dutchmen for their 1956 Olympic assignment and represented Canada at Cortina d’Ampezzo, playing in all eight games, scoring three goals and adding three assists as Canada won the bronze medal. Hurst retired from active play in 1958.
Won the Allan Cup with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in 1953, helping the club capture the Canadian senior men’s ice hockey championship.
Represented Canada with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, playing eight games and contributing three goals and three assists.
Won the bronze medal in men’s ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Physical Characteristics: Hurst was a defenceman who stood approximately 178 centimetres tall and weighed about 79 kilograms.
Hurst was the brother of Ron Hurst, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The brothers were both involved in senior hockey in Ontario, although Art represented the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen and Ron pursued a professional career.
