Arthur Howey "Art" Ross (1886 -1964) was born on this day in 1886. Ross was a Canadian ice hockey executive and defenseman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association.
Born in Naughton, Ont., Ross grew up in Montreal where he played junior hockey. In 1905, he joined the Brandon Elks in Manitoba and in 1907 won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Kenora Thistles. For the next season, he returned to Montreal to play for the Montreal Wanderers and again won the Stanley Cup with his new team in 1908. Ross played in the National Hockey Association in 1910 as a member of the Haileybury Comets.
