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Russell "Dubbie" Bowie (August 24, 1880 – April 8, 1959) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He is generally regarded as one of the best hockey players prior to the National Hockey League (NHL) era of the sport. At the beginning of his career, he played for different junior league teams in his hometown before joining the Montreal Victorias in 1899. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1899, he decided to retire in 1910 after twelve seasons with the Victorias - ten at the highest level. In ten years he claimed the title of top scorer in his league five times, scoring more than 200 goals in his career with the Victorias.

He continued thereafter to play from time to time in exhibition games but never again played in an official match. As a hockey referee for a few years, he was one of the first to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945, 14 years before his death.

Early life
Russell Bowie was born on August 24, 1880 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He started his hockey career at the age of 12 during the 1892-93 season for the St. John's of Montreal and then played the following season with the Tuckers, another team from his hometown. During the following two seasons, he played with the Tuckers but also spent some time in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) with the junior team Montreal Comets.

The 1899 Stanley Cup
Bowie excelled as a forward at centre, but could also play the rover position. He got his start in the senior hockey leagues in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (also known as the CAHL, 1889-1905 ) during the 1899 season playing for the Montreal Victorias, the team he played for in the junior ranks for years. Since the season when he was recruited, Bowie participated with his team in the championship, which started in January and finished March 4; each team played eight games and the Victorias finished in second place. With eleven goals and seven assists, the young Bowie was the third best scorer in the league behind Harry Trihey of the Montreal Shamrocks, and Clare McKerrow of the Montreal Hockey Club counting for 19 and 12 goals, respectfully.

One month later, in February 1899, the Montreal Victorias faced the Winnipeg Victorias, who were lead by their captain, Donald "Dan" Bain, for the Stanley Cup. It was decided that the Stanley Cup playoff would be played over a series of two games, with the number of goals at the end of the games deciding the winner. The Montreal Arena hosted both games and the first of the two ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team. The second game however, was the subject of controversy; Dan Bain did not play in that game since he suffered an injury to the eye in the previous game. While Montreal lead 3-2 with one goal scored by Bowie, and twelve minutes left till the end of the game, Bob Macdougall injured Winnipeg player, Tony Gingras, causing the latter to leave the game. Macdougall only received a two-minute minor from referee, Bill Findlay, the latter who had announced before the meeting that the first player to deliberately harm an opposing player would be ruled out of the match. The Winnipeg players decided to return to their dressing room in protest but the referee, who felt offended, went home. The Winnipeg Victorias refused to return to the rink, but were eventually declared as forfeiting when Findlay returned a half hour later with only the Montreal players present. The Montreal Victorias' players did not hold the cup much longer before losing it to the Montreal Shamrocks.

From CAHL to the ECAHA
In his second season with the Canadian league, Bowie added 15 goals and placed himself once again behind Trihey who scored two more goals, but the Victorias finished the season second to last in the standings. During the following season, in 1901, he once again demonstrated his capacity to score goals. On February 20, 1901, he scored 7 goals in one game, then 6 more a couple weeks later against the Montreal Shamrocks. He finished the season with 24 goals, fourteen more than his closest competitor, with the Victorias finishing second place with four wins, three losses, and one draw. The next season, they recorded four wins with as many losses, and with 13 goals, Bowie was once again the second best scorer of the season, this time behind Art Hooper.