Edgar "Chirp" Brenchley - Born February 10, 1912 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England - Died March 13, 1975 in Hamilton, Ontario was a British ice Hockey right winger, coach, general manager and scout.

- OHA J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior finalist and S.P.A. Champion 1930 with Niagara Falls Cataracts.

- Winter Olympics Gold Medal Champion 1936 with Great Britain.
Brenchley scored the game winning goal vs Canada, which basically assured the GB Team of the Gold Medal. He also scored the game winning goal vs Sweden.

- 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Great Britain.

- European Ice Hockey Champion 1937 with Great Britain.

- OHA Senior B Champion 1939 with Niagara Falls Brights.

Although born in England, Brenchley's family emigrated to Canada when he was a child and he learned to play ice Hockey while living in Niagara Falls, Ontario, playing for their junior, intermediate and senior OHA teams.

Brenchley played his 1st senior Hockey with Niagara Falls Cataracts, helping them reach the OHA J. Ross Robertson Cup Senior finals in 1934.

Brenchley then played for the Hershey B'ars (Bears) in Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL during the 1934-35 season.

Brenchley then went to England, playing for the English National League Richmond Hawks and Harringay Greyhounds, who were coached by Percy Nicklin, also the national team coach.

Brenchley was selected to play for Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1937 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Brenchley would return to Niagara Falls for the 1937-38 season, playing for the Cataracts, then the Niagara Falls Brights for the 1938-39 season.

Brenchley would play 1 season with Atlantic City Sea Gulls (1939-40) before WWII started, returning to Canada, where he played for the Brights, Cataracts, Toronto Army Daggers, Toronto Army Shamrocks and St. Catharines Saints.

After the war, he returned to play in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL with Washington Lions (1944-45), Baltimore Clippers, Philadelphia Falcons, Atlantic City Sea Gulls, New York Rovers and Johnstown Jets. He played his final season with the Jets who were now in the International Hockey League / IHL for the 1953-54 season.

Brenchley then turned to coaching full time with Johnstown Jets, Philadelphia Ramblers, New Haven Blades, Toledo Mercurys, Sudbury Wolves, Port Huron Flags, St. Catharines Black Hawks and finally with Toledo Blades in the 1965-66 season.

Edgar (Chirp) Brenchley was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 1990.

Edgar "Chirp" Brenchley was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.