Bert Lindsay

Leslie Bertrand Lindsay (July 23, 1881 – November 11, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey Association (NHA), Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), and National Hockey League (NHL). Born in West Garafraxa, Ontario, Bert Lindsay was the father of Hockey Hall of Fame player Ted Lindsay.

Playing career Between 1903 and 1909 Lindsay played amateur hockey for many different teams, most notably with Renfrew in the Ottawa Valley Hockey League and the Federal Amateur Hockey League, and in 1907 and 1908 he won two consecutive Citizen Shield as Ottawa Valley champions with Renfrew.

Lindsay turned professional in 1910 and played two seasons for the Renfrew Millionaires in the NHA. When the team disbanded he moved west and joined the Victoria Aristocrats of the PCHA for three seasons before returning to the NHA with the Montreal Wanderers.

Lindsay stayed with the Wanderers when they joined the NHL in 1917, and was the first goalie in league history to earn a win, when his Wanderers defeated the Toronto Arenas 10-9 in the league's first game, in Montreal. After the Westmount Arena, the home arena of the Wanderers, burned down in January 1918, Lindsay was left without a team for the remainder of the season.

Lindsay signed with the Toronto Arenas for the 1918–19 NHL season and his career came to an end in the summer of 1919 after he broke both legs in a construction accident. Following his retirement from hockey, he relocated to Renfrew. He started a car dealership, later moving north to Kirkland Lake, Ontario during the Great Depression, where he worked in gold mining and raised a family, including his six sons and daughters, (June and Mae) —one of whom was Ted Lindsay.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA 1903–04 Guelph Nationals OHA Int. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1904–05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1905–06 Toronto Argonauts OHA Int. 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — 1906–07 Renfrew Rivers UOVHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1906–07 Latchford Pros TPHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1907–08 Renfrew Creamery Kings UOVHL 4 4 0 0 240 16 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — 1907–08 Brockville Invincibles FAHL 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 — — — — — — — — 1908–09 Edmonton Professionals Exhib. 3 3 0 0 180 10 0 3.33 2 1 1 0 120 13 0 6.50 1908–09 Strathcona Professionals Exhib. 1 0 1 0 60 11 0 11.00 — — — — — — — — 1908–09 Renfrew Creamery Kings FAHL 6 6 0 0 360 35 0 4.17 — — — — — — — — 1909–10 Renfrew Creamery Kings NHA 1 0 1 0 60 11 0 11.00 — — — — — — — — 1909–10 Renfrew Creamery Kings NHA 12 8 3 1 730 54 0 4.44 — — — — — — — — 1910–11 Renfrew Creamery Kings NHA 16 8 8 0 960 101 0 6.31 — — — — — — — — 1911–12 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 16 7 9 0 975 90 0 5.54 — — — — — — — — 1912–13 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 15 10 5 0 927 56 1 3.62 — — — — — — — — 1913–14 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 16 10 6 0 1005 80 0 4.78 3 0 3 0 195 13 0 4.00 1914–15 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 17 4 13 0 1054 116 0 6.60 — — — — — — — — 1914–15 PCHA All-Stars Exhib. 2 0 2 0 120 12 0 6.00 — — — — — — — — 1915–16 Montreal Wanderers NHA 23 10 13 0 1380 110 1 4.78 — — — — — — — — 1916–17 Montreal Wanderers NHA 15 3 12 0 879 95 0 6.48 — — — — — — — — 1917–18 Montreal Wanderers NHL 4 1 3 0 240 35 0 8.75 — — — — — — — — 1918–19 Toronto Arenas NHL 16 5 11 0 998 83 0 4.99 — — — — — — — — NHA totals 67 29 37 1 4009 371 1 5.55 — — — — — — — — PCHA totals 64 31 33 0 3961 342 1 5.18 3 0 3 0 195 13 0 4.00 NHL totals 20 6 14 0 1238 118 0 5.72 — — — — — — — —