Emory Sparrow

William Emery Sparrow (September 15, 1897 – February 2, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1924–25 season. He also played with the Regina Capitals, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Tigers in the Western Canada Hockey League. As a professional player, he spelled his name Emory, and was commonly known by the nickname Spunk Sparrow.

Before he appeared on the professional hockey scene, Sparrow won the Canadian amateur championship trophy Allan Cup in 1916 with the Winnipeg 61st Battalion.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1913–14 St. John's College WJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1914–15 Winnipeg Argonauts WSrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1915–16 Winnipeg 61st Battalion MHL 7 4 4 8 20 — — — — — 1917–18 Winnipeg Somme MHL 8 14 7 21 22 — — — — — 1918–19 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL 9 22 10 32 6 — — — — — 1919–20 Moose Jaw Maple Leafs SSHL 10 11 1 12 30 2 1 0 1 2 1920–21 Moose Jaw Maple Leafs SSHL 13 15 6 21 56 4 3 0 3 6 1921–22 Regina Capitals WCHL 14 10 2 12 6 4 0 0 0 6 1921–22 Regina Capitals West-PO — — — — — 2 0 0 0 5 1922–23 Regina Capitals WCHL 23 6 4 10 33 — — — — — 1923–24 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 23 11 6 17 34 — — — — — 1924–25 Calgary Tigers WCHL 16 7 8 15 48 2 0 0 0 2 1924–25 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1925–26 Calgary Tigers WHL 11 3 2 5 34 — — — — — 1925–26 Edmonton Eskimos WHL 17 11 2 13 32 2 0 0 0 6 1926–27 Calgary Tigers PHL 32 26 25 51 58 2 2 0 2 2 1927–28 Minneapolis Millers AHA 5 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 1927–28 Regina Capitals PHL 16 9 7 16 14 — — — — — 1928–29 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 23 2 2 4 22 — — — — — WCHL/WHL totals 104 48 24 72 177 8 0 0 0 14 NHL totals 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —

Awards and achievements Allan Cup (1916) PHL First All-Star Team (1927)