Halifax Wolverines
The Halifax Wolverines (sometimes; Halifax Wolves) were an amateur men's senior ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team won the 1935 Allan Cup, but disbanded before the following season.[1]
By winning the Allan Cup, the team would have been invited to represent Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1] Attempts were made to bring the Wolverines team back together for the Olympics according to Amateur Athletic Union of Canada president W. A. Fry, but its players had gone separate ways for personal and financial reasons.[2] In December 1935, Fry announced the Port Arthur Bearcats who were runners up in the 1935 Allan Cup, as "the logical choice" to represent Canada.[3][4] In January 1936, four members of the Wolverines were invited to play with Port Arthur at the Olympics, but declined when travel expenses were not covered for their families. Fry defended the decision by Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president E. A. Gilroy, stating that it was not their responsibility to cover expenses beyond the players.[5][6]
As a result of the Wolverines not playing at the Olympics due to financial issues, the CAHA formed a committee to study the definition of an amateur hockey player with relation to eligibility for international competition. This led to the amateur reforms championed by W. G. Hardy and George Dudley which allowed for travel expenses and compensation of lost wages.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Canadian Athletic Typhoon Promises To Develop Into a Clean-up Storm". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. November 19, 1935. p. 14.
- ^ "Amateur Body Wants Touring Players to Return to Halifax". Brandon Daily Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. November 21, 1935. p. 4.
- ^ "Branch Leaders Vote Against Montreal Plea for Playoff". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. December 4, 1935. p. 11.
- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920 – 2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-9808936-0-1.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "W. A. Fry Defends Actions of C.A.H.A. in One Newspaper". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 11, 1936. p. 26.
- ^ Allen, W. G. (January 15, 1936). "Snapshots on Sport". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 17.
- ^ Young, Scott (1989). 100 Years of Dropping the Puck. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc. pp. 189–190. ISBN 0-7710-9093-5.
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