Name Charles Querrie | Died 1950, Toronto, Canada | |
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Full Name Charles Laurens Querrie Born July 25, 1877 ( 1877-07-25 ) Markham, ON, CAN Occupation Former ice hockey coach and general manager | ||
Charles Laurens Querrie (July 25, 1877 – April 5, 1950) was the first General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, at the time called the Toronto Arenas (1917–20) and the Toronto St. Patricks (1920–27).
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Querrie was born in Markham, Ontario to parents Phillip and Jane Querrie around the area now known as Victoria Square.
Career
Querrie won two Stanley Cups with the team, in 1917–18 and again in 1921–22. Prior to his career in hockey coaching and management, Querrie was a prominent lacrosse player in amareur and professional leagues in his hometown of Markham (member of Lacrosse Hall of Fame) as well as in Toronto.
In 1927 Querrie sold his majority stake of the St. Pat's to Conn Smythe, who had purchased the team along with several partners including St. Pat's minority owner Jack Bickell.
Later Years
He died on April 5, 1950 at Toronto General Hospital of a heart attack. and survived by wife Ida Lucy Hall Querrie. Querrie is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.