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.[1] Local radio station CKFI-AM broadcast games for the team.[2]
The Canadians were finalists in the 1951 Allan Cup, and champions of the 1952 Allan Cup.[3] Goaltender Ray Frederick, and defenceman Ed Kryzanowski, both played in the National Hockey League after being part of the Canadians.[4]
The Fort Frances Canadians name was later used by the local minor ice hockey organization for its competitive youth teams.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forts Win Allan Cup". Fort Frances Times. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Fort Frances Radio Station Balks At Fee". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 13, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ Roth, Charles. "Allan Cup Archives". Allan Cup. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "NHL Player Search -- Players by Team -- Fort Frances Canadians". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association". Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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