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Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)
The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that competed in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1930 to 1978. History The Winnipeg Monarchs junior team was founded in 1930. From 1930 to 1936, they co-existed with the Winnipeg Monarchs senior hockey team. The junior Monarchs won the Memorial Cup as Canadian Junior Hockey Champions three times, in 1935, 1937 and 1946. In 1946, George Robertson scored the winning goal in the seventh game of the 1946 Memorial Cup Final before a sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The Monarchs were also finalists in 1932, losing to Sudbury Wolves in the final, and 1951, losing to the Barrie Flyers. In addition the three Memorial Cup titles, the team won ten Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions and five Abbott Cups as Western Canadian junior hockey champions. The Monarchs are inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category four times (1932, 1937, 1946, 1951). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Bluff, Manitoba
Oak Bluff is an incorporated community located in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada. It is situated seven kilometres southwest of the City of Winnipeg, between Manitoba Highway (PTH) 3's intersections with PTH 2 and PTH 100 (the Perimeter Highway). The community has a population of 1,442 as of the 2021 Canadian census Oak Bluff overlaps the Central Plains and Winnipeg Metro Regions. It is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. History The Oak Bluff area was settled by British and Scottish settlers in the 1870s. Rail service arrived in the community in 1901 and a grain elevator was established soon after to serve the mainly agricultural area. The Perimeter Highway, which skirts the city of Winnipeg, was constructed on the east side of the community in the 1950s and greatly increased traffic through the area. From 1960 to 1972, Oak Bluff was part of a region controlled by the City of Winnipeg under the Metropolitan Winnipeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Dent
Ted Dent (born November 5, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current Head Coach of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. He was an American Hockey League head coach for the Rockford IceHogs The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the .... Prior to turning professional, Dent attended St. Lawrence University where he played four seasons with the St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey team. On April 25, 2017, the Blackhawks announced that they have relieved Dent of his duties as the head coach of the IceHogs. During his six seasons with the team, he posted a record of 221-179-33-21. References External links * 1969 births Arizona Coyotes scouts Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Charlotte Checkers (1993–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Kowcinak
Dick Kowcinak (May 25, 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — September 6, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played for the Trail Smoke Eaters who won the Allan Cup and the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships. He lived in Sarnia, Ontario until his death, September 6, 2011. Awards and achievements *Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1937) *Memorial Cup Championship (1937) *Allan Cup Championships (1938 & 1940) * Ice Hockey World Championship (1939) * IHL Scoring Champions (1948 & 1950) *Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named ... External links *Dick Kowcinak's biographya {{DEFAULTSORT:Kowcinak, Dick 1917 births 2011 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Manitoba Winnipeg Monarchs players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Neil
Howard Scott "Harry" Neil (13 September 1882 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Family The son of John Isaac Neil (1846-), and Sarah Scott Neil (1860-1928), née Thompson, Howard Scott Neil was born at Break O'Day, Victoria on 13 September 1882. He married Elsie Cecilia Hopkinson (1889-1970) in 1911. They had six children. Football Collingwood (VFL) He played in 4 senior games for Collingwood in 1904. Prahran (VFA) He transferred to Prahran in 1905, and played in his first senior match, against Footscray, on 10 June 1905. Richmond (VFL) In his three seasons with Richmond (1908-1910), he played in 31 senior matches. Prah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Yellowlees
Norman François Yellowlees (March 17, 1912 – October 14, 1991) was a two-sport athlete from Manitoba. As a Canadian ice hockey centre, he won the 1935 World Hockey championship with the Winnipeg Senior Monarchs in Davos, Switzerland. He played soccer for the Winnipeg Manitoba Telephones. Awards and achievements *Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1931) *Memorial Cup Championship (1931) *IIHF World Championship (1935) *“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named ... External linksNorm Yellowlees’s biographya 1912 births 1991 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Soccer players from Winnipeg Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Winnipeg Monarchs players Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football players no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Rice-Jones
Art Rice-Jones (December 12, 1912 - November 12, 1989) was a Canadians, Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the 1935 World Champion Winnipeg Monarchs at Davos, Switzerland. Awards and achievements *Turnbull Cup MJHL Championships (1931 & 1932) *Memorial Cup Championship (1931) *IIHF World Championship (1935) *"Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame External links *Art Rice-Jones’s biographya {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice-Jones, Art Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Winnipeg Monarchs players 1989 deaths 1912 births People from the County of Paintearth No. 18 Place of death missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Rivers
Norman Romeo Rivers (March 28, 1907 – May 4, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored five goals. Awards and achievements *Allan Cup Championship (1931) *Olympic Gold Metalist (1932) *World Championship Gold Medalist (1935) *Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named ... External links * Romeo Rivers's biographya a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Lindquist
Victor Carl Lindquist (March 22, 1908 – November 30, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. Lindquist was born in Gold Rock, Ontario. Lindquist led the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which won the gold medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He played five matches and scored three goals. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997. He is also a member of the North Western Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. He coached the Swedish national team at the 1936 Olympics. Lindquist was nominated by Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh to represent Canada as a referee at the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships. Awards and achievements *Allan Cup Championship (1931) *Olympic Gold Medalist (1932) *World Championship Gold Medalist (1935) *Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997 *Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004 *Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudbury Cub Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game known as the "Wolves" (or "Cub Wolves") nearly every year since around the time of World War I. The current junior franchise came into existence in 1972 when local businessman Mervin "Bud" Burke purchased the Niagara Falls Flyers and relocated the team to Sudbury. The current franchise has never won the Memorial Cup, nor has it captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup. Despite this lack of championships, the team has been one of the top development franchises in major junior over its history, with over 120 players drafted in to the National Hockey League (NHL) since 1973. The Wolves have been a central part of Sudbury's history for decades, and the team is among the most iconic junior hockey franchises in all of North America. History Sudbury has had a hockey team known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatoon Wesleys
The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTel Centre. History The Saskatoon Blades began play in 1964. The team previously played as the junior counterpart to the Saskatoon Quakers, until team owner Jim Piggott applied to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to change the team's name and colours. The team had also been known as the Saskatoon Wesleys from 1949 to 1955. A new version of the Wesleys emerged in 1966, and along with the Saskatoon Quakers as they joined the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League. In 1968, the Saskatoon Olympics, a Junior A franchise, was established in Saskatoon and became the main development affiliate for the Saskatoon Blades. For the 1966–67 season, the team transferred to the new Canadian Major Junior Hockey League. The WCHL renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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