Robert MacDougall

Robert Ernest MacDougall (March 2, 1876

Personal life MacDougall was born in Montreal, Quebec. He attended Bishop's College School, a boarding school in Lennoxville, as a youth. At BCS he played hockey with future Victorias teammates Hartland MacDougall (no relation) and Ernie McLea. At age twelve, MacDougall played on the BCS first team of ice hockey, and is noted as one of the youngest to ever do so.

Championship controversy Near the end of MacDougall's career, he would generally only play championship games due to his work schedule. In his last season, his career would end in some controversy. In a February 1899 Stanley Cup Challenge, with Montreal leading a total goal series with four goals to two against the Winnipeg Victorias, with about 12 minutes left in the game, MacDougall slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called MacDougall for a two-minute minor. Angry that he should have been assessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1893–94Montreal VictoriasAHAC1 2-- 2 ------------ 1894 Montreal Victorias Stanley Cup----------1101-- 1894–95 Montreal Victorias AHAC 810010------------ 1895–96 Montreal Victorias AHAC 610010------------ 1896 Montreal Victorias Stanley Cup----------22--1-- 1896–97 Montreal Victorias AHAC 811--11------------ 1897–98 Montreal Victorias AHAC 812012------------ 1898–99 Montreal Victorias CAHL2707------------ 1899 Montreal Victorias Stanley Cup ----------32--2-- Notes: Led league in scoring in 1895–96 (bold denotes league leader) Statistics do not include non-regular-season tournaments. Statistics for 1893–94 and 1896–97 are not fully available. Globe and Mail editions from 1897 indicate that Robert MacDougall played out the full season and is credited for scoring a minimum of 2 goals, perhaps more. Scoring summaries for most games were not published.