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Little NilL players Bryan Lewi I kit mod Wyltc are 7 prominent hockey to Georgetown kit Isn Bod Haines Bryan Lewi became MIL In adslt life is hi hi a veteran NHL hacks referee LaM year Bad won the Herbage award for miner hockey and the Georgetown Raider photo Our town considered Home of Little NHL It s Minor Hockey Week Canada and for Georgetown home of the Little NHL this week should mean something special Georgetown has a proud history in minor hockey and more than its share of dedicated people who have contributed their time and sponsorship The story the Little NHL perhaps more than any other hockey story best illustrates the interest in minor hockey In Halion Hills In IBS there lived a In a white frame home Just west of Church and Charles Streets He had a vision of organising a hockey league for the town of Georgetown The idea of storting an league was bold creative and expensive for the Depression was at Its height Gordon Alcott founder of the Little NHL went Toronto years Steamer in 1933 to visit Charlie Conacher Conn and Foster Hewitt Alcott told them he wanted to organize a hockey league in Georgetown based on NHL teams LEAF SUPPORT He asked I Smythe and others for Ihelr support The Maple Leafs under the direction of Conn Smythe were more than wilting to help out such stars as Charlie and Joe Primes came to George town to referee some their games The Georgetown Little NHL league was started In IBM with teams wearing the sweaters the Toronto Maple Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Canadiens Mon treal Maroons and the New York Americans The play era wore the names of Ihe stars on the they were trying to pattern themselves after According to Steamer who later became mayor of Georae- town the Little NHL players had to sign a piece of paper saying they would not swear drink or smoke and would keep up with their school Gordon Alcott said was a good clean- living athlete He felt that every boy should participate II a boy had made a mis- lake during a game that cost his team a win Gordon would point out the good plays the boy bad made during the game It was Important lo him that the boys bad fun when they played hockey THE FIRST The Little NHL was the first organized minor hockey league In Canada to be based on NHL teams The concept blossomed around Ontario and lain out After the Idea caught on In Georgetown the league to expand and mere boys were able to participate in different divisions Conn Smythe owner of the Maple Leaf In the 90s offered his arena to Georgetown Little NHL from 13 noon to II mid night every year for tourn aments original otter to sponsor a minor hockey tournament for Georgetown has been called the of all minor hockey tournaments Gordon wrote in 1666 I think one of the highlights was a game play at Maple Leal Gardens to an NHL game the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Americans This is the only time in the history of Ihe Maple Leaf Gradens that such a game has been played before the big game The Little NHL then was organised in Copper Clllf and it soon spread rapidly throughout Northern Ontario COLLISION REPAIRS Al PAWING CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE Well you CONVENIENT LOCATION across from the Go Station 62 KING ST GEORGETOWN 8772466 GREW JANUARY MACKENZIE BUILDALL ASSOCIATE GEORGETOWNS James St PHONE 8772207 fcOO SATURDAY ACTON 12 Church St 8531660 MOtMTHUM DELIVERY AVAILABLE