Isobel Gathorne-Hardy
Noblewoman; British courtier and ice hockey player · United Kingdom · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1875 to 1963 · aged 88
Lady Isobel Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy was a British courtier, best known for helping to popularize ice hockey in the early days of the sport in Canada.
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The daughter of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Governor General of Canada, and Lady Constance Villiers, she was one of the earliest European women known to have played the sport. She is celebrated as an early pioneer of women's ice hockey and the championship trophy of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) was named the Isobel Cup in her honour.