Professional Ice Hockey player. A native of Kingston, Ontario, he first came to prominence playing center for his hometown junior hockey team, the Kingston Frontenacs. At age 17 he entered Queen’s University, where he played rugby and starred for the senior hockey team from 1902 to 1906. During this time he helped lead his team to the intercollegiate hockey title in both 1904 and 1906, and was also with the team when they challenged the Ottawa Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup in a two game, total goals series in 1906. Walsh, who scored 4 goals in that series, turned professional for the 1906–07 season, signing a contract to play with the Canadian Soo of the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Despite being limited to just seven games due to injury that season, he still managed to register 4 goals and 5 assists. In the off season he signed with the Ottawa Senators (formerly the Silver Seven), who were now part of the ECAHA (Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association), and would remain with that club for the remainder of his career, moving with the team when it joined the CHA (Canadian Hockey Association) and then the NHA (National Hockey Association) which was the predecessor of the National Hockey League. With the Senators he cemented his reputation as a top flight goal scorer, leading the league in scoring his first two seasons, notching 27 in just nine contests in 1907-08 and 42 goals in just 14 games in 1908-09. He also had many multi-goal games during his time with Ottawa and was especially effective during Stanley Cup Challenge play. His scoring exploits, which gained him national attention, included a seven-goal outburst against Montreal on March 7, 1908, a six goal contest against Galt of the OPHL (Ontario Professional Hockey League) and a ten goal effort in a Stanley Cup challenge match against Port Arthur on March 16, 1911. Over the course of his six seasons with the Senators he scored 132 goals, while adding another 25 during Stanley Cup challenge play, while winning the Stanley Cup three times, 1909, 1910 and 1911. Retiring after the 1911 season, Walsh would eventually move to Winnipeg where he planned to start a cattle ranch with former Senators teammate Dubby Kerr. Walsh’s plans changed when Kerr was lured out of retirement to play with the Victoria Aristocrats of the newly formed Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Despite reports that he had also signed with Victoria, Walsh remained retired, eventually moving to Edmonton where he took a job as a paymaster with the Grand Trunk Railway. During this time he also coached the Edmonton Eskimos hockey team for two seasons, guiding them to the 1913 Inter-City Hockey League title and also an Allan Cup challenge. In the summer of 1914 Walsh was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, making him ineligible for service during World War One, after which he moved back to his home in Kingston where he could convalesce and be closer to his sister Loretta who lived in Sudbury, Ontario. In February of 1915 he was admitted to the Gravenhurst Sanitorium in the hopes that his condition could be reversed, but doctors diagnosed him as being to gravely ill for anything to be done. He died just over a month later at the age of 30 and was buried in the St. Mary's Cemetery after a funeral mass at the St. Mary's Cathedral in Kingston. Marty Walsh was recognized for his achievements as a player when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

Professional Ice Hockey player. A native of Kingston, Ontario, he first came to prominence playing center for his hometown junior hockey team, the Kingston Frontenacs. At age 17 he entered Queen’s University, where he played rugby and starred for the senior hockey team from 1902 to 1906. During this time he helped lead his team to the intercollegiate hockey title in both 1904 and 1906, and was also with the team when they challenged the Ottawa Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup in a two game, total goals series in 1906. Walsh, who scored 4 goals in that series, turned professional for the 1906–07 season, signing a contract to play with the Canadian Soo of the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Despite being limited to just seven games due to injury that season, he still managed to register 4 goals and 5 assists. In the off season he signed with the Ottawa Senators (formerly the Silver Seven), who were now part of the ECAHA (Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association), and would remain with that club for the remainder of his career, moving with the team when it joined the CHA (Canadian Hockey Association) and then the NHA (National Hockey Association) which was the predecessor of the National Hockey League. With the Senators he cemented his reputation as a top flight goal scorer, leading the league in scoring his first two seasons, notching 27 in just nine contests in 1907-08 and 42 goals in just 14 games in 1908-09. He also had many multi-goal games during his time with Ottawa and was especially effective during Stanley Cup Challenge play. His scoring exploits, which gained him national attention, included a seven-goal outburst against Montreal on March 7, 1908, a six goal contest against Galt of the OPHL (Ontario Professional Hockey League) and a ten goal effort in a Stanley Cup challenge match against Port Arthur on March 16, 1911. Over the course of his six seasons with the Senators he scored 132 goals, while adding another 25 during Stanley Cup challenge play, while winning the Stanley Cup three times, 1909, 1910 and 1911. Retiring after the 1911 season, Walsh would eventually move to Winnipeg where he planned to start a cattle ranch with former Senators teammate Dubby Kerr. Walsh’s plans changed when Kerr was lured out of retirement to play with the Victoria Aristocrats of the newly formed Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Despite reports that he had also signed with Victoria, Walsh remained retired, eventually moving to Edmonton where he took a job as a paymaster with the Grand Trunk Railway. During this time he also coached the Edmonton Eskimos hockey team for two seasons, guiding them to the 1913 Inter-City Hockey League title and also an Allan Cup challenge. In the summer of 1914 Walsh was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, making him ineligible for service during World War One, after which he moved back to his home in Kingston where he could convalesce and be closer to his sister Loretta who lived in Sudbury, Ontario. In February of 1915 he was admitted to the Gravenhurst Sanitorium in the hopes that his condition could be reversed, but doctors diagnosed him as being to gravely ill for anything to be done. He died just over a month later at the age of 30 and was buried in the St. Mary's Cemetery after a funeral mass at the St. Mary's Cathedral in Kingston. Marty Walsh was recognized for his achievements as a player when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.

Bio by: Frank Russo