"National Hockey League/NHL"

Montreal Canadiens

New York Americans

"International Hockey League (1929–36)/IHL"

Pittsburgh Shamrocks

Pittsburgh Yellow JacketsCleveland Indians (ice hockey)/Cleveland IndiansSyracuse Stars

"Canadian Professional Hockey League/CPHL"

Niagara Falls Cataracts

London Panthers

"Canadian American Hockey League/CAHL"

New Haven Eagles

"American Hockey Association (1926–1942)/AHA"

Buffalo Majors

"Western Canada Hockey League/WCHL"

Edmonton Eskimos (ice hockey)/Edmonton Eskimos

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"William Orser Holmes" (March 9, 1899 – March 14, 1961) was a Canada/Canadian ice hockey Centre (ice hockey)/centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans.

Born in Portage la Prairie, a city in the Central Plains Region, Manitoba/Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Bill Holmes died five days after his 62nd birthday.

More Bill Holmes on Wikipedia.

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