George Alexander "Shorty" Horne (June 27, 1904 – July 31, 1929) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1929 for the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs.
In 54 career NHL games, he scored nine goals and assisted on three for twelve points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Maroons in 1926. George's name was left off the Stanley Cup because he did not play in the playoffs. Horne died in the off-season in 1929 when he drowned while on a canoe, prospecting with some friends.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1920–21 Sudbury Cub-Wolves NOJHA 4 2 1 3 — 4 2 0 2 — 1921–22 Sudbury Cub-Wolves NOJHA 4 2 3 5 6 2 1 1 2 2 1921–22 Sudbury Wolves NOHA — — — — — 4 2 3 5 6 1922–23 North Bay Trappers NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1923–24 North Bay Trappers NOHA 6 6 0 6 — 5 13 0 13 — 1925–26 Montreal Maroons NHL 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1926–27 Montreal Maroons NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1926–27 Stratford Nationals Can-Pro 13 2 2 4 20 — — — — — 1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 9 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 1927–28 Stratford Nationals Can-Pro 40 32 3 35 35 5 3 0 3 13 1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 9 3 12 32 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 54 9 3 12 34 4 0 0 0 4
See also List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
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