Charlie Liffiton

Charles Albert Liffiton (December 14, 1878 – August 11, 1941) was an early professional ice hockey player. Born into a family of one sister and six brothers, he grew up in Montreal and worked in his father's jewelry and confection store while pursuing his passion for hockey. In the 1899–1900 season, Liffiton was the second-best scorer for the Montreal Hockey Club in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL), ranking eighth overall with 8 goals in 8 games. During the 1901–02 season, he helped the Montreal HC win the CAHL championship and defeat the Winnipeg Victorias to claim the Stanley Cup. He remained a top scorer in the league for three consecutive seasons. After playing one game in the 1902–03 season for Montreal, Liffiton joined the Pittsburgh Bankers of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL), where he became a professional player and helped them win the WPHL championship. He later played for the Portage Lakes Hockey Club of the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL) in Houghton, Michigan, becoming the highest-paid player at $1350 during the 1904 season. Liffiton's family included his younger brother Ernie, who also became a professional hockey player. He married Lena Margaret Clark around 1916 and had five children, including descendants who played in the NHL, such as David Liffiton of the Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers. In addition to his hockey career, he started his own business building automobile garages around 1916. Despite being a Stanley Cup champion, Liffiton's name is not engraved on the cup, ...