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Thistles lost the two-game total points series 12-8 and the Montreal Wanderers reclaimed the Stanley Cup. The following year, Whitcroft signed a contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Alberta Professional Hockey League (APHL). As soon as he set foot on the ice, he dominated the league, scoring an impressive 35 goals in only 10 games. Whitcroft's team posted a 7-2-1 record in the three-team league, going on to win a series of playoff games that saw them declared champions of the west. In those eight playoff games, Fred scored an incredible 24 goals. At the start of the 1908-09 season, Edmon- ton Eskimos challenged the Montreal Wanderers for the Stanley Cup and on Dec. 28th, 1908 Edmonton and Montreal split the two-game series. Once again Whitcroft lost his chance at a Stanley Cup with Edmonton being outscored 1909 Renfrew Millionaires 14-9. Fred Whitcroft is seen in this picture standing third from the left. At his back is Ed- During Edmonton's 1908-09 campaign, ward “Newsy” LaLonde. Behind him is Fred “Cyclone” Taylor. Frank Patrick is third from Whitcroft continued to score goals in bush- els, racking up 27 goals in 10 regular season games, and another 21 goals in 9 playoff games. In January 1910 the Eskimos played the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup, but Ottawa won both games decisively and Whitcroft went away empty-handed again. After the conclusion of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Whitcroft was offered $2,000 to play for the Renfrew Creamery Kings, a club that some were beginning, to call the “Millionaires”. Whitcroft never quite got his game on track with the Creamery Kings and once again finished out of the Stanley Cup hunt. After that fourth and last attempt at winning Lord Stanley’s cup, Whitcroft retired as a player, Frederick John Whitcroft | and moved back to Edmonton where he coached the Eskimos for the following two seasons. He later moved on to Vancouver and served as president of the Vancouver Amateur Hockey Association during the 1920s. Frederick John Whitcroft died at McKee Creek, about 15 km southeast of the town of Atlin, British Columbia on August 9, 1931. By J. Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog «Windows + Doors oor eal ¢ Sunrooms Tia eLLLe eee" Omumar Ssmpeomanc MAY.FOCUS.64//indd 45 the right, while his brother Lester Patrick is standing far right. Photo courtesy of “Out of the Mists of the Past, The Kenora Thistles history D.K. STEWART ANTIQUES (The Brooklin Antiquarian) My new location is: on Hwy. 12, 2 km North of Hwy. 7A (Manchester), West of Port Perry 905-985-7179 The best of antique country furniture and accessories; as well as a line of contemporary iron for the garden and home. Open by Chance Appointment ¢ Siding ¢ Shutters th 182 North Port Plaza, Unit #7 - Reach St. at North Port Rd. www.windowstore.ca WINDOW STORE 905-985-6665 and so much more FOCUS - MAY 2011 45 4/23/11 9:58:53 AM