Edward Lyman Abbott

Captain Edward Lyman Abbott (May 1, 1891 – August 14, 1918) was a Canadian multisport athlete and soldier. Abbott was considered a fine sportsman in Regina, Saskatchewan, and won national championships in ice hockey, and rugby football. He is the namesake of the Abbott Cup, and is honoured in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Abbott was a decorated officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and died in action during World War I in France.

Early life Abbott was born on May 1, 1891, in Lovering, Ontario, the son of James Henry Abbott and Mary Ann Jackson. He moved westward with his family in 1897, and acquired the nickname "Hick," short for hickory. Abbott played hockey in high school, and developed into a fast-skating right-winger, with a knack for scoring. As a member of the Regina Shamrocks and the Regina Bees, he won the Valkenburg Cup in 1911 and 1912, as champion of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League. Abbott was a law student, and senior civil servant for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan before joining the military.

Military career Abbott enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 23, 1915, in Regina.

A medal bar was added to his MC three months later after he led a raid on enemy trenches despite being outnumbered. The bar's citation reads:

During the Battle of Amiens on August 14, 1918, Abbott was killed in action, by a sniper's bullet to the head. Joe Potts of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association offered a memorial trophy to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, in memory of Abbott. The Abbott Cup and his war medals are displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame, as an exhibit on World War I. Abbott was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.