Arthur Sixsmith

Arthur Egerton Sixsmith (June 27, 1880 – March 15, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey rover and businessman.

By 1902, Art convinced his brother, Garnet, and several other Canadian players to play in the new league.

[1] The team was based at the Pittsburgh Winter Garden and featured his brother, Garnet.

He held this position during Mr. Mellon's tenure working for U.S. Presidents: Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding.

During this time he amassed a personal fortune of over ten million dollars only to lose it in the stock market crash of 1929.

Arthur Sixsmith, second from right in the second row from the bottom, with the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1901.