George Richardson (ice hockey)

George Richardson
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1950
Photograph of George Taylor Richardson, c.1914
Born	(1886-09-14)September 14, 1886 Kingston, ON, CAN
Died	February 9, 1916(1916-02-09) (aged 29) Alveringem, Belgium
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Queen's University Kingston Frontenacs
Playing career	1902–1912

George Taylor Richardson (September 14, 1886 – February 10, 1916) was a Canadian ice hockey player in the era before professional ice hockey. Richardson played for Queen's University. George was regarded as one of the best hockey players of his era, either professional or amateur. After graduating from Queen's, Richardson joined the family grain-handling business. He later became a hockey executive. During World War I, Richardson enlisted in the army and died in action in Belgium.

Richardson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950 and into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

George Taylor Richardson was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, son of George Richardson, grandson of the founder of James Richardson and Sons, James Richardson. He attended Queen's University and in 1906, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. Upon completion of his studies, George became a member of his family's firm, James Richardson & Sons, a great grain-forwarding business with warehouses from Vancouver to Halifax. At the time of his death, he was survived by his sister, Agnes, brother, James and an uncle, H.W. Richardson, who was like a father to him.

Richardson played from 1902 to 1906 with the Queen's University Golden Gaels. During his years with Queen's, the team won the Intercollegiate Championship of America in 1903, and the Canadian Intercollegiate championship in 1904 and 1906. In 1906, Richardson played for the team that won the Ontario Hockey Association title, then challenged the Ottawa Hockey Club for the Stanley Cup. Richardson then joined the Kingston 14th Regiment senior team, for whom he played until 1909. The Regiment team played in the OHA finals from 1907 through 1909, winning in 1908. Richardson then joined the Kingston Frontenacs club as an executive of the junior team, and played a few games with the Frontenacs senior team, first in exhibition games in 1909-10, and playoff games in 1911-12.