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James Creighton (ice hockey)
This article is about the organizer of the first indoor hockey game. For other people with the name James Creighton, see James Creighton.
For the ice hockey player for the Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Wings, see Jimmy Creighton.
19th and 20th-century Canadian lawyer and athlete
James Creighton | |
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| Born | June 12, 1850 Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America |
| Died | June 27, 1930(1930-06-27) (aged 80) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Known for | Early ice hockey |
James George Aylwin CreightonCMG KC (June 12, 1850 – June 27, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer, engineer, journalist, and athlete.
He is credited with organizing the first recorded indoor ice hockey match at Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1875.[1] He helped popularize the sport in Montreal and later in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada after he moved to Ottawa in 1882 where he served for 48 years as the law clerk to the