Arthur Sixsmith

Arthur Egerton Sixsmith (June 27, 1880 – March 15, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey rover and businessman. He played for the Ottawa Hockey Club and later moved to Pittsburgh to play professionally. He was a member of the Ottawa's 1901 CAHL championship team. As one of the first professional ice hockey players, he captained and managed several of the championship teams in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL). His brother, Garnet Sixsmith, also played professionally in Pittsburgh.

Career Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Sixsmith first played senior hockey at the age of 15 with the Ottawa Cliffsides of the Ottawa City Hockey League. He played junior hockey until 1899 when he joined the Ottawa Hockey Club, playing two seasons for the club, scoring seven goals in nine games. During his time with the club, Ottawa won two CAHL titles. Arthur Sixsmith, second from right in the second row from the bottom, with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1901. In 1901, Art visited Pittsburgh on his way back to Ottawa from his wedding in Campbellton, New Brunswick. In Pittsburgh, he met Arthur McSwigan and the two men founded the WPHL. By 1902, Art convinced his brother, Garnet, and several other Canadian players to play in the new league.

He then turned professional with the WPHL's Pittsburgh Keystones, for which he played with for the next three seasons. During this time, he also served as the team's manager and won a WPHL title with the club in 1902. In 1903, became the captain and manager of the Pittsburgh Victorias. However, in 1905, the WPHL teams were consolidated into the Pittsburgh Professionals of the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Art then served as the captain of the Professionals for the next two seasons.

Statistics Exh. = Exhibition games Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1900 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 1 0 – 0 – – – – – – 1901 Ottawa Hockey Club CAHL 7 7 – 7 – – – – – – 1901–02 Pittsburgh Keystones Exh. 7 13 6 19 2 – – – – – 1901–02 Pittsburgh Keystones WPHL 13 12 2 14 15 – – – – – 1902–03 Pittsburgh Victorias WPHL 11 7 3 10 5 – – – – – 1903–04 Pittsburgh Victorias WPHL 13 16 8 24 9 – – – – – Pittsburgh Victorias US Pro – – – – – 5 5 3 8 6 1904–05 Pittsburgh Professionals IPHL 11 16 0 16 2 – – – – – 1905–06 Pittsburgh Professionals IPHL 18 23 0 23 30 – – – – – 1906–07 – – – – – – – – – – – 1907–08 Pittsburgh Bankers WPHL 19 8 – 8 – – – – – – Pittsburgh Bankers World Pro – – – – – 3 2 – 2 – 1908–09 Pittsburgh Bankers WPHL 15 17 – 17 – – – – – – WPHL totals 71 60 13 73 29 – – – – – IPHL totals 29 39 0 39 32 – – – – –

Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org