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Vernor "Jake" Forbes (born July 4, 1897 in Toronto, Ontario - died December 30, 1985), was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks, Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and Philadelphia Quakers. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Hamilton Tigers were a professional Ice hockey team and a member of the National Hockey League (NHL based in Hamilton Ontario that played from 1920 For the 1941 American football team see New York Americans (AFL. The Philadelphia Quakers were a professional Ice hockey team that played only one full season in the National Hockey League (NHL 1930–31, at the

Playing career

Nicknamed "Jumpin' Jackie", Forbes was involved in the infamous 1925 Hamilton Tigers players' strike. Baseball (Major League Pittsburgh Pirates def Washington Senators in the World Series Baseball (Negro He spent most of his career with the perpetually benighted Hamilton Tigers-New York Americans franchise. After getting into two playoff games in 1921, his first full season, he never played another post-season game despite not retiring from the league for another twelve years. His only other opportunity at winning a Stanley Cup was foiled by the players strike. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion In his NHL career, he finished with 84 wins, 114 losses and 11 ties, with a 2. 76 goals-against average. Goals against average ( GAA) is a Statistic used in Ice hockey, Water polo, Lacrosse, and Football (soccer that is the


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