- From Hockey Hall of Fame: See full biography at: https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P195202&list=ByName
- 1895-1986
- From Kingston area and learned to skate on Rideau Canal.
- Junior hockey debut with the Kingston Frontenacs in 1916.
- Considered to be the greatest right winger ever to play the game.
- First skater signed by the Rangers and first captain in 1926-27.
- Catalyst on the New York Rangers’ famous Bread Line with brother Bun and Frank Boucher.
- was crucial to the Rangers’ first two Stanley Cup triumphs in 1928 and 1933.
- Second Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7871
- Find A Grave:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6929008/william-osser-cook
