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Fort Frances Canadians
The Fort Frances Canadians were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Northern Amateur League, from Fort Frances, Ontario. The team was organized following World War II, and led by player-coach Pat Wilson. Local radio station CKFI-AM broadcast games for the team. The Canadians were finalists in the 1951 Allan Cup, and champions of the 1952 Allan Cup. Goaltender Ray Frederick, and defenceman Ed Kryzanowski, both played in the National Hockey League after being part of the Canadians. The Fort Frances Canadians name was later used by the local minor ice hockey Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from c ... organization for its competitive youth teams. References External links Major Events—Fort Frances Times Fort Frances Ice hockey teams in Ontario Senior ice hock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Ice Hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired. Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisdiction of Hockey Canada or USA Hockey. They are not affiliated in any way with professional hockey leagues. Many former professional players play Senior hockey after their pro careers are over. The top Senior AAA teams in Canada compete annually for the Allan Cup. History From the beginning of the 1900s until the 1970s, Senior hockey was immensely popular across Canada, particularly in rural towns. At a time when most households didn't have a television and few hockey games were broadcast, local arenas were filled to capacity to watch the local team take on a rival. The popularity of Senior hockey declined in the 1980s and 1990s. A number of long-running leagues and teams vanished. Today, many players choose to play organized recreational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Frances
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Located on the international border with the United States where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River, it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by the Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge. The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after Thunder Bay, Kenora and Dryden. The Fort Frances Paper Mill was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014. New Gold, a Canadian mining company, acquired mineral rights to the area in 2013. The Rainy River mine commenced processing ore on September 14, 2017 and completed its first gold pour on October 5, 2017. History Fort Frances was the first European settlement west of Lake Superior and was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFOB-FM
CFOB-FM is an adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, serving the Rainy River District, Ontario in Canada and Koochching County, Minnesota in the United States. CFOB-FM is owned and operated by Acadia Broadcasting. History The station was launched in 1944 as AM 1340 CKFI, an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dominion Network, it was owned by local businessman J. G. McLaren. The station moved to 800 in 1952, and adopted the CFOB callsign in 1955. The station was acquired by Fawcett Broadcasting, in 1960. Fawcett sold the station to Border Broadcasting in 1966, but reacquired it in 1971. The station transferred its affiliation to the main CBC Radio network when the Dominion Network dissolved in 1962. It remained an affiliate of the CBC until 1973 when the CBC-owned CBQ opened. In 1984, the station moved to 640. In 1989, the station began airing programming from CKIS in Winnipeg during the overnight hours. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Allan Cup
The 1951 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1950–51 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Owen Sound Mercurys and Owen Sound, Ontario. The 1951 playoff marked the 43rd time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. Teams *Owen Sound Mercurys (Eastern Canadian Champions) *Fort Frances Canadians (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series :Owen Sound Mercurys defeated Fort Frances Canadians ''4-games-to-3'' ::Owen Sound Mercurys 4 - Fort Frances Canadians 3 ::Fort Frances Canadians 6 - Owen Sound Mercurys 4 ::Owen Sound Mercurys 4 - Fort Frances Canadians 2 ::Fort Frances Canadians 4 - Owen Sound Mercurys 2 ::Fort Frances Canadians 6 - Owen Sound Mercurys 5 (OT) ::Owen Sound Mercurys 7 - Fort Frances Canadians 4 ::Owen Sound Mercurys 3 - Fort Frances Canadians 1 Eastern Playdowns ''Quarter-final'' : Dolbeau Castors defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men ''3-games-to-1'' ::St. Francis Xavier Xmen 8 - Dolbeau Castors 5 ::D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Allan Cup
The 1952 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1951–52 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Fort Frances Canadians and Fort Frances, Ontario. The 1952 playoff marked the 44th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. Teams * Stratford Indians (Eastern Canadian Champions) * Fort Frances Canadians (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series :Fort Frances Canadians defeated Stratford Indians ''4-games-to-2'' ::Fort Frances Canadians 9 - Stratford Indians 5 ::Stratford Indians 3 - Fort Frances Canadians 0 ::Fort Frances Canadians 6 - Stratford Indians 5 ::Fort Frances Canadians 5 - Stratford Indians 3 ::Stratford Indians 2 - Fort Frances Canadians 1 ::Fort Frances Canadians 4 - Stratford Indians 1 Eastern Playdowns ''Quarter-final'' : Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men ''3-games-to-none with 1 tie'' ::Pembroke Lumber Kings 4 - St. Francis Xavier Xmen 3 ::Pembroke Lumber Kings 3 - St. Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Frederick
Roman Raymond Frederick (July 31, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played five games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... during the 1954–55 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1943 to 1959, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick, Ray 1929 births 2001 deaths Brandon Wheat Kings players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Blackhawks players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QSHL) players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Ontario Hockey Association Senior A Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Kryzanowski
Edward Lloyd "Sonny" Kryzanowski (November 14, 1925 – April 29, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 237 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... between 1948 and 1953. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1925 births 2007 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Fort Frances Providence Reds players Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The NHL is the fifth-wealthiest professional sport league in the world by revenue, after the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the English Premier League (EPL). The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey Hall Of Fame
, logo = Hockey Hall of Fame Logo.svg , logo_upright = 0.5 , image = Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto.jpg , caption = The Hall's present location on Yonge Street since 1992 , map_type = , former_name = , established = 1943 , location = 30 Yonge StreetToronto, OntarioM5E 1X8 , coordinates = , type = , founder = James T. Sutherland , chairperson = Lanny McDonald , embedded = , website = The Hockey Hall of Fame (french: Temple de la renommée du hockey) is a museum and hall of fame located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup. Founded in Kingston, Ontario, the Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 under the leadership of James T. Sutherland. The first class of honoured members was inducted in 1945, before the Hall of Fame had a permanent location. It moved to Toronto in 1958 after the NHL withdrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Ice Hockey
Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from class to class. In North America, the rules are governed by the national bodies, Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, while local hockey associations administer players and leagues for their region. Many provinces and states organize regional and provincial championship tournaments, and the highest age groups in Canada and USA also participate in national championships. Minor hockey is not to be confused with minor league professional hockey. Canada In Canada, the age categories are designated by each provincial hockey governing body based on Hockey Canada's guidelines, and each category may have multiple tiers based on skill. In November 2019, Hockey Canada announced that beginning in 2020 (officially taking effect in the 2020–21 season), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
