Doc Kellough
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| Born | Thorold McDiarmid Kellough 9 March 1894 Lanark, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
| Died | 1957 (aged 62–63) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, ice hockey player | ||||||||
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Thorold McDiarmid "Doc" Kellough (9 March 1894, Lanark—late 1957, Kensington) was a medical doctor and an early ice hockey player in the UK. He is considered a pioneer in promoting hockey and finding talent in the UK.[1][2][3] He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950.[1]
Career
[edit]Kellough was the first captain of the Grosvenor House Canadians and played in the English National League. He helped establish the Hammersmith club and played in 1929-30 in their inaugural season. In 1934, he joined the Queens Ice Hockey Club in Queensway, London before retiring from active play in 1935.[1] From there, he organized a number of friendlies for the Queens organisation[2][1] and worked as an "honorary medical officer" at Wembley Arena and Empress Hall prior to World War II. This earned him the nickname "Doc".[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "'Doc' Kellough". Ice Hockey UK. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b c "T.M. "Doc" Kellough M.D." Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10.
- ^ "Ice hockey pioneer". Manchester Evening News. Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. 1935-12-14. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-12-20 – via newspapers.com.
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