Maurice H. "Lefty" Reid (25 September 1927 – 15 August 2020) was a
curator of the
Hockey Hall of Fame
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(1967-1992), based in
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
He was raised in Blytheswood (now
Leamington, Ontario), and Reid worked at the ''
Peterborough Examiner'' then later moved to
Toronto to work at ''
The Toronto Telegram'' as sports layout editor.
While there, he began volunteering at the Hockey Hall of Fame before being hired as curator.
Reid was initially responsible for both the Hockey Hall of Fame and
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (french: Panthéon des sports canadiens; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canad ...
, both of which were housed in a small building on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition. Then from the time of the retirement of
Bobby Hewitson in 1967, until Reid's own retirement in 1992, when
Scotty Morrison
Ian "Scotty" Morrison (born April 22, 1930) is a Canadian former National Hockey League referee and vice-president, and the former president and chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Morrison played junior hockey in Quebec and then became a refer ...
took over the reins, Reid took what he described as " a basement full of old sticks and pucks" and helped to create a truly great museum.
Reid was also secretary of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee during his tenure with the Hall.
He also held many positions with ASMHOF (Association of Halls of Fame and Museums) including President and Vice President.
In his retirement, Reid returned to Peterborough, where he was honoured with a key to the city after voluntarily helping to create a new sports hall of fame there.
He was inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
["Hall of Fame welcomes five more inductees," Mike Davies, '' Peterborough Examiner'', April 13, 2006, p. D8.] https://pdshof.com/inductees/maurice-lefty-reid/
Reid had been a competitive bowler and was vice-president of Ontario Bowlers Council from 1959 to 1962.
Reid still holds the Peterborough city 3 game five pin record of 1143.
As a softball pitcher, he played from the 1940s to the 1980s. Reid was the first left handed windmill pitcher in Ontario.
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1927 births
2020 deaths
Hockey Hall of Fame employees
People from Leamington, Ontario