James Haggarty

James Haggarty
Born	1914-04-14 Port Arthur, Ontario
Died	1998-03-08
Occupation	Canadian ice hockey player

James Timothy Haggarty (April 14, 1914 – March 8, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1941–42 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1934 to 1950, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. He also played for the Canadian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he won the silver medal. Haggarty was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. In 1987 he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of that Olympic team.

Thunder Bay connections

James Timothy Haggarty (April 14, 1914 – March 8, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player born in Port Arthur. He played junior and senior hockey locally with the Port Arthur Ports in the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League and later the Port Arthur Bearcats. In 1987 he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1936 Olympic team.

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Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame team

Jimmy Haggarty is listed as a player on the 1936 Canadian Olympic Hockey Club, inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. This is taken to be the same person: this page says he played for the 1936 Canadian Olympic hockey team and was inducted into the Hall of Fame with it in 1987.