Shorty Green, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shorty Green

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1896

Place of Birth: Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1960

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Wilfred Thomas "Shorty" Green (July 17, 1896 – April 19, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans.
As captain of the Tigers in 1925, he led the team on a strike with the demand that the players be paid an additional C$200 to participate in the playoffs.
The league refused, suspended the team and sold the organization New York interests.
As a member of the Americans, Green scored the first goal in Madison Square Garden history, and after two seasons as a player in New York, coached the team for one before coaching minor league teams for several years.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.