Portfolio: Historic Stories
Bibliography on Manitoba Hockey
Venerable Winnipeg sportswriter, T. Kent Morgan has compiled an extensive list of articles and media on Manitoba hockey. You can source the list here.
THE HOCKEY ICELANDERS OF SARGENT AVENUE
Icelanders were the first foreign nationality to establish a settlement in an area that would become part of Manitoba. They established 'New Iceland' along the west coast of Lake Winnipeg between Winnipeg Beach and Hecla Island in 1875. A steady stream of immigration followed with a yearly average from 700 to 2,000 settlers. By 1881,...
Wesley College Rink History
Jeff Nelson of Reading, England was researching sports logos on the Internet when he came across an odd article about a fellow falling through the roof of a covered hockey rink in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Exploring a bit more about this little rink in downtown Winnipeg would send Jeff on a 3-year journey, compiling a...
1908 Hockey Road Trip
"A remarkable trip was made by the above Hockey team to Gilbert Plains in 1908. The game was arranged by Glen Campbell, MP of that town and Walter Scott of Elphinstone. The transportation which we had to secure was supplied by the late Henry Johnstone and an old war veteran, Jack Johnstone, who at present...
How Manitoba Set the Bar for all World Juniors
Toronto author Gare Joyce's excellent article on the 1999 World Juniors in Winnipeg. The IIHF and Hockey Canada don't always get it right, but this time they did ... read
Western Canada wasn't kind to Scotty Bowman
When Scotty Bowman was beginning his Hall of Fame coaching career, Western Canada was not welcoming. T. Kent Morgan writes about the legendary hockey coaches early forays into Canada's West ... read here.
Reflections on Art Stratton
Ted Holland takes a look at the career of Art Stratton ... here
Booster Night In Winnipeg
Kent Morgan takes a look back at Booster Night and the GWMHA in this two-part column ... Part One here and Part Two here
Remembering the Winnipeg Warriors and the heyday of the Western Hockey League
- by T. Kent Morgan and Dutch Holland (The Sporting Life)
"An Immense Hold in the Public Estimation:" The First Quarter Century of Hockey in Manitoba, 1886-1911
Mott, Morris (Manitoba History, Number 43, Spring / Summer 2002)
"You couldn't run a game on Saturday night": The Winnipeg Warriors, Television, and the Business of Pro Hockey, 1955-1961
Mott, Morris (Manitoba History, Number 27, Spring 1994)