John Charles "Spider" Brackenborough (February 9, 1897 – July 8, 1993) was a Canadian professional hockey player left winger. He played 7 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League as well as in the NOHA, OHA-Sr, and OCHL. Brackenborough has the longest non-hyphenated name of any player in the history of the league, currently tied with Ivan Miroshnichenko after his debut in 2024.
Brackenborough played for the Ottawa Grand Trunk from 1915 to 1919, Depot Harbour during the 1919–1920 season, North Bay Trappers from 1920 to 1922, Hamilton Tigers from 1922 to 1924, and the Galt Terriers during the 1924–1925 season. He joined the Boston Bruins during the 1925–1926 season. He only played 7 games before retiring due to an eye injury.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1915–16 Ottawa Grand Trunk OCHL 4 2 0 2 — — — — — — 1919–20 Depot Harbour NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1920–21 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 6 5 11 4 — — — — — 1921–22 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 7 3 10 6 — — — — — 1922–23 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 12 20 8 28 — 2 1 2 3 — 1923–24 Hamilton Tigers OHA Sr 10 13 12 25 — 2 1 2 3 — 1924–25 Galt Terriers OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — 1925–26 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
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