Carl Liscombe

Carl Liscombe was born in Perth, Ontario and arrived in Galt a year later. He became proficient in all sports and was outstanding in hockey. He played OHA hockey with Galt junior and intermediate teams and senior with Hamilton Tigers where he was the leading scorer. Liscombe then played nine full seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

In his first full season with Detroit, Liscombe led the club in scoring and was runner-up in the selection of the league’s “Rookie-of-the-Year” award. In 1939 he set an NHL record which stood for fourteen years for the fastest “three goals scored.” Liscombe set another record, which he held for three years, when he accumulated seven scoring points in a single game. In 1934 he was selected as the most valuable player for the Red Wings.

Liscombe finished fifteen years of professional hockey with the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League. He was twice elected the league’s most valuable player. On one occasion, he set a league record by getting 118 points.