title: Jake Forbes (ice hockey)
text: Vernon Vivian "Jake, Jumpin' Jackie" Forbes (July 4, 1897 – December 30, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks, Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and Philadelphia Quakers. He also played several years in different minor leagues, retiring in 1936. He is notable for being the first NHL player to sit out a season over a contract dispute.
  
  Playing career
  Nicknamed "Jumpin' Jackie", Forbes was involved in the infamous 1925 Hamilton Tigers players' strike. Before becoming involved in the players strike, Forbes played for the Toronto St. Patricks and sat out the entire 1921–22 NHL season while holding out for a $2500 salary. In doing so, Forbes became the first NHL player to sit out an entire season due to a contract dispute. His contract was then sold to Hamilton after the season ended. He spent most of his career with the Hamilton Tigers/New York Americans franchise. After getting into two playoff games in 1921, his first full season, he never played another post-season game despite not retiring from the league for another twelve years. His only other opportunity at winning a Stanley Cup was foiled by the Hamilton players strike. In his NHL career, he finished with 84 wins, 114 losses and 11 ties, with a 2.76 goals against average (GAA).
  
  He was the last surviving former player of the Hamilton Tigers.
  
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  1897 births
  1985 deaths
  Bronx Tigers players
  Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
  Hamilton Tigers (ice hockey) players
  London Tecumsehs players
  New Haven Eagles players
  New York Americans players
  Niagara Falls Cataracts players
  Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) players
  Providence Reds players
  Rochester Cardinals players
  Springfield Indians players
  Ice hockey people from Toronto
  Syracuse Stars (IHL) players
  Toronto St. Pats players