Kingston Stories

Great Kingston Hockey Stories

At the Original Hockey Hall of Fame, we've been busy compiling some of the fascinating stories about Kingston hockey greats. Here are just a few of them:

 

The WHA was crazy, chaotic and colorful

Queen's goalie Elizabeth Graham was a trailblazer in 1927

Anthony Stewart overcame severe poverty to make the NHL

Kevin Abrams, league commissioner, coach and scout

Dale Jackson, Kingston's only black referee, calls it quits

Jim Gilchrist has seen huge changes to junior hockey over 50 years

Morgan McHaffie and the longest game in college history

Bill Taugher backstopped Kingston to the Memorial Cup tournament

John Tripp says fitness is the key to success

Jim Morrison is the top coach in Kingston franchise history

Jay McKee wants to win a Stanley Cup

The first Kingston Canadians faced some tough challenges

The Red Barons alumni are having an impact 50 years later

Queen's player wins gold at world university games

Max Jackson was the voice of the Kingston Canadians

Hunter Drew defies the odds to make it to NHL

Wren Blair saved the Kingston junior hockey franchise

CHL Coach of the Year Jim Hulton

The founding of the Kingston Canadians - with a little help from Jean Beliveau

The history of the puck: Fiery comets, wooden pucks and bouncing balls

Jamie Arniel was a black ace in Boston's Stanley Cup win in 2011

Dale Morrisey's documentary is a tribute to Leafs fans and their storied history

Ron Davidson played Olympic hockey for Canada in 1980

Rob Plumb skated in the era of the Broad Street Bullies

Willie O'Ree played with the Kingston Frontenacs in the EPHL and was the first black player in the NHL

Bill Barilko scored a Stanley Cup winning goal and was memorialized by Kingston band The Tragically Hip

Taylor Hall won the Memorial Cup twice  - and was named tournament MVP both times

Ron Plumb's Hockey Night in Scotland adventure

Rick Paterson has won four Stanley Cups

Chris MacDonald: Scouting in the midst of a pandemic

Harry Sinden on the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series

Former Kingston player Scott Howson now heads the AHL

Remembering hockey historian Bill Fitsell

Mural at Invista Centre marks the founding of the Memorial Cup

The Apps Family Dynasty

Jim Dorey: Pugilist and WHA Champion

The Amazing Conacher Brothers - the only instance of three siblings being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Doug Gilmour may be the only player in history to score a winning goal in both the Memorial Cup and the Stanley Cup

Bernie Nicholls talks about Shane Wright breaking his Kingston rookie scoring record and the impact of concussions on him

Bob Ferguson continues a family hockey tradition started by his father, NHL star Lorne Ferguson

Tom Carty, frustrated by low pay in pro hockey, turned to the classroom

Bob Murray's hockey journey of 1,000 games played and 1,000 games managed

Scott Arniel's quest for the Stanley Cup

Chris Clifford scores first goal by a goalie in OHL

Don Cherry and the Kingston origins of the Memorial Cup

Hockey historian Bill Fitsell and the discovery of 13-year-old Bobby Orr

The Kingston Kids for Kids hockey tournament grew out of the devastating ice storm of 1998

Ken Linseman and the Kingston Midgets went to the national finals in 1974 - and he's still mad about losing

The Kingston Voyageurs brought the city an Ontario championship in 2009

Kingston sportsman Ron Earl raises money for Alzheimer's

The story behind the Jock Harty Arena and the quest for a new rink at Queen's 

Rick Smith, who played with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito on the 1970 Stanley Cup winning Bruins

The Red Barons, who led a renaissance in women's hockey in Kingston

Kirk Muller and his Stanley Cup winning goal

Garry Young, Kingston's pipeline to the Boston Bruins

Bruce Landon, the saviour of hockey in Springfield, Massachusetts

Jayna Hefford, Kingston's most-decorated Olympian

Kingston's only trip to the Memorial Cup, featuring a team with players from the Junior Frontenacs, Queen's and RMC.

The story of two black players who paved the way for today's black stars like PK Subban and Jarome Iginla.

Kingston's NHL draft greats, including Kirk Muller and Taylor Hall.

Bruiser and playmaker Wayne Cashman, who was the last player of an Original Six team to retire.

A Kingston Canadians goalie who helped win Gold at the very first World Juniors.

Kingston players have 5 Stanley Cup winning goals, which is pretty amazing for a small city.

Scotty Davidson was a talented right winger who was killed in action in the First World War.

Kingston's Bun Cook developed both the slap shot and drop pass.

Richardson Stadium is a football field, but its namesake was a hockey star.

Kingston's Golden Era of Hockey was the 1950s and 1960s

Kingston's Hank Goldup served in the Second World War

"Squeak" Reason was a founder of the Kingston Voyageurs

Ken Linseman challenged the pro draft age

Dennis Kearns started in the CAL and worked his way onto the Vancouver Canucks


 




The Father of Hockey: Captain James Sutherland and the Battle for Hockey's Hall of Fame

A documentary in the making. View the teaser videos and learn about the history of Captain James Sutherland and his battle for the first Hockey Hall of Fame.

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