The Kenora Thistles 1907

Photo by Alan L Brown - October 6, 2006

Plaque Location

The District of Kenora
The City of Kenora
On the waterfront near a set of flags off Bernier Drive

Plaque Text

In January, 1907, a hockey team from Kenora, comprising E. Girouz (goal), A.H. Ross (point), S.I. Griffis (cover point), T. Hooper (rover), W. McGimsie (centre), R. Beaudro (right wing) and T. Phillips (captain and left wing), defeated the Montreal Wanderers in two challenge games at Montreal to win the Stanley Cup. The team was coached and trained by the Governor General, Baron Stanley of Preston, in 1892. Kenora is the smallest town to ever win the Cup.

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