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James Cooper Smeaton (July 22, 1890 – October 3, 1978) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee and head coach. He served as the National Hockey League (NHL)'s referee-in-chief from 1917 until 1937. Smeaton served as a Stanley Cup trustee from 1946 until his death in 1978. Smeaton was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. BiographySmeaton was born in Carleton Place, Ontario. When he was three years of age, Smeaton's family moved to the Westmount suburb of Montreal, Quebec. During his youth, Smeaton played baseball, football and ice hockey for the Westmount Amateur Athletic Association.{{sfn|Fischler|1976|p=33}} By 1908, Smeaton had started refereeing ice hockey games, including those of the Montreal Insurance Hockey League.[1] Smeaton moved to New York in 1910 and played one season of point for the New York Wanderers, while working for Spalding Sporting Goods. Smeaton returned to Montreal for family reasons and joined Sun Life Insurance and started refereeing amateur games as a sideline. {{sfn|Fischler|1976|p=34}} In 1913, he joined the National Hockey Association (NHA) as a referee. In his first game in 1913, between the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers, he was confronted by Newsy Lalonde after calling an offside. Smeaton promptly fined Lalonde $5 (Lalonde who was known as a bit of a "tightwad" never repeated the incident).{{sfn|Fischler|1976|p=35}} In 1914, Smeaton joined the Canadian military to serve in World War I. Smeaton served with the 11th Canadian Siege Battery in France. He was awarded the Military Medal for his service.[2] Smeaton would later be active in the Norman Mitchell VC Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Mount Royal, where he lived. In September 1959, Smeaton organized a fund-raising intra-squad game by the Montreal Canadiens to benefit the branch's welfare fund.[3] Smeaton became the NHL's first referee in chief when the NHL formed in 1917. Smeaton was offered the general manager's job of the expansion New York Rangers in 1926, but turned it down to remain in Montreal.[4] He served as referee until 1930 when he became the head coach of the Philadelphia Quakers. The Quakers played only one season, 1930–31, finishing out of the playoffs. The following season, Smeaton resumed refereeing. He refereed in the NHL until 1937 when he retired. Smeaton, who officiated numerous Stanley Cup and Allan Cup finals, would be inducted as an on-ice official into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.[5] Part of the reason Smeaton retired from hockey was to attend to his business career. He retired to accept a promotion to assistant branch manager at Sun Life.{{sfn|Fischler|1976|p=36}} Smeaton later became Ottawa branch manager before returning to Montreal to become Montreal branch manager in 1944.[6] Smeaton would continue at Sun Life until retiring in 1954. Smeaton served as president of the Montreal Life Insurance Underwriters Association.[6] P. D. Ross appointed Smeaton trustee of the Stanley Cup on February 24, 1946, replacing the late William Foran.[7] During his term as trustee, the NHL was given control over the Stanley Cup, allowing the league to reject challenges for the Cup from other leagues. As part of his duties Smeaton would, on occasion, present the Cup to the Stanley-Cup winning championship team.[8][9]Smeaton remained active in retirement with golf. Smeaton died on October 3, 1978 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.[10] He was survived by his wife Victoria. Smeaton is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.[11] NHL coaching record
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1. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |date=February 15, 1908 |title=Insurance Hockey League |page=2}} 2. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |date=February 25, 1946 |title=Ross Appoints Cooper Smeaton as Co-Trustee of Stanley Cup |page=16}} 3. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Town of Mount Royal Weekly Post |title=Canadiens Here Wednesday Next |date=September 17, 1959 |page=3}} 4. ^{{cite news |work=Montreal Gazette |date=March 3, 1926 |title=Smeaton offered N.Y. Management |page=18}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMembersByYear.jsp?type=Official |publisher=Legends of Hockey |author=Hockey Hall of Fame |title=Officials By Induction Year -- Legends of Hockey -- The Legends |accessdate=November 19, 2012}} 6. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |title=Insurance Men Told of Business Ethics |date=March 14, 1947 |page=57}} 7. ^1 {{cite news |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=February 25, 1946 |page=10 |title=Cooper Smeaton is named Stanley Cup Trustee}} 8. ^Diamond, Zweig, and Duplacey, p. 40 9. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=153935&hubname= | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216083200/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=153935&hubname= | archivedate=December 16, 2007 | title=Court:Non-NHL teams could vie for Cup|publisher=TSN | date=February 7, 2006 | accessdate=July 15, 2006}} 10. ^{{cite news |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |date=October 4, 1978 |title=Smeaton dies at 88 |page=52}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7245753 |title=J. Cooper Smeaton |publisher=Find-A-Grave |accessdate=November 19, 2012}} External links{{Portal|Biography}}
Frank Fredrickson | title = Head coach of the Philadelphia Quakers | years = 1930–31| after = Position abolished }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Smeaton, J. Cooper}} 10 : 1890 births|1978 deaths|Canadian ice hockey coaches|Canadian ice hockey officials|Canadian military personnel of World War I|Hockey Hall of Fame inductees|National Hockey League officials|People from Carleton Place|Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) coaches|Sportspeople from Ontario |
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