Thomas Patrick Gorman
Thomas Patrick “Tommy” Gorman (born the June 9th 1886 with Ottawa in Ontario and deceased the May 15th 1961) was a founder of the National league of hockey (LNH), an Olympic gold medal in Lacrosse and a managing director of LNH having romporté seven Coupes Stanley by occupying this station.
Gorman was a talented appraiser who led four teams to the finale of the Coupe Stanley. In 1917, it was encharge Senators d' Ottawa and led the team to the Coupe Stanley in 1920, 1921 and 1923. He then became trainer chief of the Americans of New York, introducing the professional Hockey at the town of New York.
He left Americans in 1929 to engage in the Horse-race. He was in load of the Hippodrome Agua Caliente with Mexico City. In 1932, Gorman bought the legendary horse Phar Lap which gained 100.000$ during a championship with Agua Caliente before dying in mysterious circumstances with San Francisco. When the president of Agua Caliente sold the hippodrome in 1932, Gorman was out of the sporting world during an end of time.
During the second part of the season 1932-33, it was engaged as trainer chief of the Blackhawks of Chicago and became managing director also the following season. It led this frankness to their first victory from the Coupe Stanley in 1934. Following its success with Chicago, it came to Montreal and helped the Maroons of Montreal to gain their last Coupe Stanley in 1935. Finally, in 1941, he became managing director of the Canadian of Montreal and carried out them towards the victory of the Stanley Cut in 1944 and 1946.
He was managing director of this team when Maurice “Rocket” Richard became member about it. Gorman wrote in connection with Richard, “Maurice Richard, undoubtedly the largest player whom I ever engaged. It had been recommended to me by Art Thérien, of Verdun, and did not cost a dollar to the Canadians. We discovered Richard on a skating rink external with Bordeaux. ”
Gorman died of cancer at the 74 years age and was established with the Temple of re-elected hockey in 1963.
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