Henry Hiram "Smoky" Harris"Smoky Harris Plays For Calgary Against Lions This Evening" Calgary Daily Herald. January 11, 1935 (pg. 6). (April 28, 1905 – December 31, 1975) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Harris played in the Prairie Hockey League (PHL), Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Harris played 32 games for the Boston Bruins during the 1930–31 season, which had several years earlier employed his older brother Wilfred. He was born in Kenora, Ontario.
Playing career Harris first played senior-level hockey in 1927–28 for the Regina Capitals of the Prairie Hockey League. After one season, Harris transferred to the Seattle Eskimos of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. Harris played two seasons for the Eskimos before being traded to the Boston Bruins of the NHL. However, he did not join Boston right away as Boston loaned him back to Seattle for the rest of the 1929–30 season. The following season, Harris travelled to Boston, and played 32 games for the Bruins and twelve games for the Bruins' affiliate Boston Tigers. That was the only season in the NHL for him as he was not re-signed. He caught on with the Buffalo Majors for one season before returning west to play with the Calgary Tigers of the North West Hockey League. Harris played three seasons for the Tigers.
He died in Winnipeg in 1975 and was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.Obituaries, Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, January 03, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg. 34
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1927–28 Regina Capitals PHL 23 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 1928–29 Seattle Eskimos PCHL 36 8 3 11 138 5 1 0 1 10 1929–30 Seattle Eskimos PCHL 34 11 3 14 128 — — — — — 1930–31 Boston Bruins NHL 32 2 4 6 20 — — — — — 1930–31 Boston Tigers Can-Am 12 2 3 5 32 9 1 2 3 30 1931–32 Buffalo Majors AHA 15 0 4 4 32 — — — — — 1932–33 Calgary Tigers WCHL 30 6 6 12 65 6 0 2 2 9 1933–34 Calgary Tigers NWHL 34 9 10 19 46 5 3 0 3 2 1934–35 Calgary Tigers NWHL 22 5 5 10 22 — — — — — PCHL totals 70 19 6 25 266 5 1 0 1 10 NHL totals 32 2 4 6 20 — — — — —
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