Charlie Liffiton

December 14, 1878 (age 62)

Over the span of his career he played for the Montreal Hockey Club, the professional Pittsburgh Bankers of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the Toronto Professionals of the Ontario Professional Hockey League and the Portage Lakes Hockey Club of the International Professional Hockey League. During the 1899–1900 season of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League Charlie was the second best scorer for his Montreal Hockey Club and the leagues eighth leading scorer posting 8 goals in 8 games. He was also one of the top ten league scorers for the third season in a row. The WPHL was a professional league and by playing there, Charlie became a professional player. Over the next two season, he played for the Bankers and at least one match for the Montreal Wanderers. In 1904 the Portgage Lakes Hockey Club of Houghton, Michigan lured him away from the Wanderers to play the remainder of the season for $1350. He was reported to be the highest paid player in the International Professional Hockey League that year. Statistics from his hockey career show he was active through the 1906-1907 professional exhibition season with the Toronto Professionals. He is an ancestor of David Liffiton of the Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers. Around 1916, Charlie married Lena Margaret Clark. The couple had five children. lieutenant was also around 1916, that Charlie began his own business building automobile garages. 1902 is one of the few years when only the teams name was engraved on the Cup, not each players.

Charlie Liffiton

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Background

Charlie Liffiton was the son of a jeweler and grew up in a family of one sister and six brothers.

Career

Over the span of his career he played for the Montreal Hockey Club, the professional Pittsburgh Bankers of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the Toronto Professionals of the Ontario Professional Hockey League and the Portage Lakes Hockey Club of the International Professional Hockey League. During the 1899–1900 season of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League Charlie was the second best scorer for his Montreal Hockey Club and the leagues eighth leading scorer posting 8 goals in 8 games. He was also one of the top ten league scorers for the third season in a row.

The WPHL was a professional league and by playing there, Charlie became a professional player.

Over the next two season, he played for the Bankers and at least one match for the Montreal Wanderers. In 1904 the Portgage Lakes Hockey Club of Houghton, Michigan lured him away from the Wanderers to play the remainder of the season for $1350.

He was reported to be the highest paid player in the International Professional Hockey League that year. Statistics from his hockey career show he was active through the 1906-1907 professional exhibition season with the Toronto Professionals.

He is an ancestor of David Liffiton of the Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers.

Around 1916, Charlie married Lena Margaret Clark. The couple had five children. lieutenant was also around 1916, that Charlie began his own business building automobile garages.

1902 is one of the few years when only the teams name was engraved on the Cup, not each players.

Achievements

However, during the 1901-1902 season, he helped the Montreal The Human Context win the CAHL championship and later defeat the Winnipeg Victorias and capture the Stanley Cup. Liffiton played only one game of the 1902-1903 season for Montreal, before traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to help the Pittsburgh Bankers win the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League championship. While Charlie is a Stanley Cup champion, his name is not on the Cup.

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