Ernie Parkes

Ernie Parkes
Ernie Parkes
Born	November 4, 1898; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Died	July 7, 1948 (aged 49); Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Millionaires; Montreal Maroons
Playing career	1914–1925
Men's curling
Representing Ontario
Macdonald Brier

George Ernest Parkes (November 4, 1898 — July 7, 1948) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and curler. He played 84 games in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with the Vancouver Millionaires/Maroons between 1921 and 1924 and then 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons during the 1924–25 season. Before turning professional he spent several years in the senior Ontario Hockey League. In curling, he was a member of the 1939 Macdonald Brier championship team.

Career

Parkes was born in Victoria, British Columbia, but grew up in Dunnville, Ontario. He played in the Ontario Hockey Association senior league from 1914 to 1921 and was named to the league's first all-star team in 1919 and 1920. In 1921, Parkes signed with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's Vancouver Millionaires, where he played for three years. He then spent one season with the Montreal Maroons of the National Hockey League in 1924–25.^[1]

Parkes also curled, and played in three straight Briers for Ontario from 1938^[2] to 1940, winning the Brier in 1939.^[3]

Parkes died in Woodstock, Ontario, in 1948. He was survived by his wife and three children.^[4]

^ "Ernie Parkes". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
^ "Chatter". Vancouver Sun. March 9, 1938. p. 20. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Ontario curlers take Brier playoff". The Province. March 10, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Ernie Parkes Dies". The Montreal Gazette. July 10, 1948.