Albert Kerr

INDUCTED INTO THE BROCKVILLE & AREA HALL OF FAME JUNE 9, 2017.

ALBERT KERR IS ONE OF BROCKVILLE’S LEAST KNOWN, YET MOST ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES. NICKNAMED THE BROCKVILLE CANNONBALL, KERR WAS BLESSED WITH EXPLOSIVE SPEED, AN ACCURATE SHOT AND AN AGGRESSIVE NATURE AS A HOCKEY PLAYER. HE WAS A LEADING SCORER WITH OTTAWA, WINNING THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1908-09 AND 1910-11 IN HIS FIVE-YEAR CAREER WITH THE SENATORS. AFTER LEADING THE SENATORS IN SCORING IN 1911-12 WITH 28 GOALS, KERR RETIRED BUT WAS TALKED INTO COMING BACK IN 1913-14 WITH VICTORIA IN THE NEWLY-FORMED PACIFIC COAST HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. BATTLING THROUGH INJURIES AND POOR
HEALTH, HE WAS LEADING SCORER ON A POOR TEAM FOR SIX YEARS BEFORE RETIRING FOR GOOD IN 1919-21. HE DIED IN 1941 AT THE AGE of 52.