Many Oshawa hockey fans femeber when "Bill" Han- cock, after coaching New- market Redmen to The Memorial Cup, Canadian Junior hockey champion- ship, in 1933, later came to Oshawa and coached Osh- awa Majors, when they won the OHA championship fin- ae Above is shown Oshawa"s first OHA Junior team, of 1910. In that season and the next, Walter Fair was selected as "rover" on On- tario's All - Star Junior team, considered one of the highest honors of the day. "Howie" Morenz, of Strat- ford Juniors, was another All - Star selection. The Oshawa Junior Hockey HOCKEY FANS -- REMEMBER WHEN? als over Kitchener - Water- loo, but later, after losing to Sudbury Cub Wolves in Memorial Cup playoffs, the OHA took their title . away from Oshawa, due to an over-age player. The Majors refused to partici- pate, when the OHA order- ed a replay of *he series Club as shown here includ- es, left - to - right --(front row) -- Tom Reardon, Wal- ter Fair, Steve Berini (cen- tre -- dark sweater), "'Doc" Morris (with team mascot) Claude Wilson.and __Mor- ley Jacobi; (back row) -- Dr. F. J. Rundle, Harry Young, Edward Bradley, Harry Weiler, Dr. Fred Fi- nigan, Charlie Hall and Dr. with Kitchener. But how many remember when Bill Hancock coached one of Oshawa's first OHA teams, in 1908? Here is that team. Front row -- Jim Freeman, goalie Don Hawks and Tom Landsfield; middle row -- "Buck" McPhee, Frank G. M. Trewin. First known picture of an Oshawa hock- ey team was taken back in 1891 - 92, in the days when they played Port Hope, Whitby, Cobourg and Lind- say. Players then were Ar- thur and Ed. Coedy, Fred Hinton, Joe Hastings, Fred Lennox, Walter French » and George Gill. Execu- tives were Albert Sykes, Bill Hancock, 'Frenchy' Dubie and Benson Brant; standing -- "Ted" Fish- leigh, Dr. F. J. Rundle, John Goway-Snd Dr. G. Trewin. 1 Hancock also coached @ team in Bowman- ville, one season. Dr. M. Cross; Larry Cas- sels, Charlie Nicholson and Johnny Thompson. Claude Wilson was the first "Osh- awa homebrew" to turn out professional. He played goal with Toronto's profession- al team, prior to the forma- tion of the National Hockey League, for two and a half seasons. Toronto won the "world's title' in 1913-14. Williams (of Bowmanville), peeve RERSPRE ERAN RTH TTER ERED HRCR nation possible. @ PATIOS TYPE dl Ved SS Growing... With a Growing Nation @ CONCRETE BLOCKS @ SIDEWALK SLABS @ CONCRETE STEPS @ ETC. HAMB HIGHWAY NO, 2 -- THICKSON RD. COLORED PATIO SLABS "And if we build well, the nation we are creating will indeed one day span a continent from sea to sea... Yes, DOMINION it will be!" The decision was made by Sir John A. 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KT NET AMAR MAA Dt DAS F . rey DA MAB UP Sd | | ore a a. 2s a oe » ata uCk A ass 48 oe A de ok oe A pee site 2 of ti CAMA ates ag vig cer tii ae t 2 Z ta Arena burned down, until the) THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, June 24, 1967 FE MAJOR ROLE Children's Arena was erected) ------------- jand artificial ice put in at North) ss a Continued From 3F | Organization Leagues embrace|Oshawa, the Oshawa Minor} Hockey Association and gave ' , i ltenbac 'Kacndalt 'nore par.ithe mames of the many hard-|hockey in this city. the NHL "tag" and then there/three other age-limit groups,|Hockey Association officers car-| ~' xi ' ho Keay thal Chatipionshin hinan, have are Atoms, Novices and Pee/Atom, Pee Wee and Bantam. 'ried on with a grim determina-|Working_m 1 5 , Pp hac icavek ob Tila. cacioe Wees. We doubt if there is a com;|tion and hours of arduous work,|OMHA going in Oshawa, now. Gahawe ieliie Hockey povostons The Neighborhood Parks|munity anywhere that surpasses/playing all their games at Port| Some of these have been with ton teams captured ttt the Assoc, Pee Wee League em-|Oshawa in supplying organized|Perry Arena mainly on Satur- the organization for many years Bantam and Midget All-Ontarie braces almost 20 area teams|hockey for boys at the various|days. : ltoo. Several other former creat crowns. a truly ramatable and it is one of the largest Pee|"Minor" age levels. North Osh-| In the issue of the Oshawa ee 4 lachisoomeat Wee leagues in Canada. |awa rink, the Children's Arena;Times, on January 21 of this| Workers have passed on. whe Gnteso. 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