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Sprague Cleghorn

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Hockey Player

The Resume

    (March 11, 1890-June 20, 1956)
    Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens (1911–1917, 1921–1925), Ottawa Senators (1918–1921) and Boston Bruins (1925–1928)
    Nicknamed ‘Peg’
    Three Stanley Cups (1920, 1921, 1924)
    Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1958)
    Died age 66 after being hit by a car

Why he might be annoying:

    He used his sticks more frequently on opposing players than on the puck.
    Prior to training camp, he broke his leg and got arrested on claims that he walloped his wife with a crutch (1917).
    He wound up with 80 penalty minutes in his first season and 89 in his last — both huge numbers in the 1920s.
    He had a foul mouth.
    He was the victim of a beautiful distraction when King Clancy tricked him into passing away the puck by shouting his name.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He began as a forward.
    He played during a time when enforcers had to be playmakers.
    His younger brother had been with the Habs in one capacity or another since the inception of the franchise.
    He used Clancy’s distractive tactic to deliver a five-knuckle sandwich en route to the dressing room.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 73.08% Annoying