John_Brackenborough

John Brackenborough

John Brackenborough

Canadian ice hockey player

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 had the longest non-hyphenated name of any player in the history of the league.[1]It was tied in 2024 by that of Ivan Miroshnichenko of the Washington Capitals.

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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.

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References

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    Benjamin, Amelie (November 15, 2018). "Forsbacka Karlsson sports most characters on NHL jersey for Bruins". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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