Norman Himes
Canadian ice hockey player
Norman Lawrence Himes (April 13, 1900 — September 14, 1958) was a Canadian ice hockey player and professional golfer. Himes played all 402 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans between 1926 and 1935; no player played in more games for the franchise than Himes, who also holds the record for most goals (107) and points (219).
After retiring from hockey Himes became a professional golfer, for the most part at Westmount Golf Club in Kitchener, Ontario. His biggest tournament win as a professional was the Ontario PGA Match Play for the Millar Trophy in 1951.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Norman Himes” is canadian ice hockey player. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Norman, Himes and Canadian, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “canadian ice hockey player” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7052345. The first chronological checks are 1900, 1958, 1926 and 1935.
Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Norman Himes”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Norman Himes primary sources, Norman Himes archive and Norman research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Norman Himes”?
- Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Norman Himes” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.