Portage Lakes Hockey Club
Portage Lakes Hockey Club | |
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City | Houghton, Michigan |
League | International Professional Hockey League |
Founded | 1904 |
Operated | 1904–1907 |
Home arena | Amphidrome on Portage Lake |
Colors | Green, White[1] |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (1905–06, 1906–07) |

Team picture, 1905-06. Clockwise from top left: Bruce Stuart (captain), Barney Holden, John T. McNamara (manager), Grindy Forrester, W.M. Riley Hern (goaltender), Joe H. Hall, Harry Bright, James W. Duggan (trainer), Walter A. Forrest, Fred W. "Cyclone" Taylor, Fred E. Lake.
The Portage Lakes Hockey Club was one of the first professional ice hockey clubs. Based in Houghton, Michigan, the club played at the Amphidrome from 1904 until 1906. While members of the International Professional Hockey League, the team won the league championship twice. A second coming of the team is playing in the Great Lakes Hockey League.
Players[edit]
Among the players on the team were:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1904-1907 The Pro Years". Copper County Hockey History. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
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