One of the Kitimat minor hockey teams practising on the Kitimat outdoor ice rink. In the background is Squirrel Mountain/Clague Mountain, looking west.
One of the Kitimat minor hockey teams practising on the Kitimat outdoor ice rink. In the background is Squirrel Mountain/Clague Mountain, looking west.
Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) District of Kitimat (a) Recreation - Ice Hockey Rink
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Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Photo showing victorious "A" Shift ice hockey team, back row from left: Laurie Leblanc, Jim Adams, Eddy Kratz, Bert Sauteur, Ray LaPointe, Harold Johanson, Denis Marleau, Jerry Chancey. Front row; Gus Ishida, Merv Michaluk, Fred Wowk, Bill Benz, Willy Reid, George Eisner, Kenny Hamanishi, Dolmar Anderson.
Current: 1960s
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Photo showing victorious "A" Shift ice hockey team, back row from left: Laurie Leblanc, Jim Adams, Eddy Kratz, Bert Sauteur, Ray LaPointe, Harold Johanson, Denis Marleau, Jerry Chancey. Front row; Gus Ishida, Merv Michaluk, Fred Wowk, Bill Benz, Willy Reid, George Eisner, Kenny Hamanishi, Dolmar Anderson.
Photo showing the start of the annual Knights of Columbus Mixed Bonspiel, held in Kitimat Curling Club. Here in the act of throwing the first rock is Harry Scholten K. of C. District Deputy, Prince Rupert. His energetic sweepers are Klaus Mueller (left) Kitimat and Dan Delaney, Prince Rupert. There were 13 rinks entered from Prince Rupert, Terrace, and Kitimat.
Photo showing the start of the annual Knights of Columbus Mixed Bonspiel, held in Kitimat Curling Club. Here in the act of throwing the first rock is Harry Scholten K. of C. District Deputy, Prince Rupert. His energetic sweepers are Klaus Mueller (left) Kitimat and Dan Delaney, Prince Rupert. There were 13 rinks entered from Prince Rupert, Terrace, and Kitimat.
Kitimat Skates was a local component that supplemented the Canadian Museum of History's traveling exhibition, 'Lace Up! Canada's Passion for Skating'. The Kitimat Museum and Archives supplemented the national museum exhibition with sixty years of Kitimat skating history. Did you know that the first skating rink was created when the municipality annually flooded the tennis courts at Nechako Centre? And, that the inventor of Marsh Pegs used by the NHL was a long-time Kitimat resident?
Kitimat Skates was a local component that supplemented the Canadian Museum of History's traveling exhibition, 'Lace Up! Canada's Passion for Skating'. The Kitimat Museum and Archives supplemented the national museum exhibition with sixty years of Kitimat skating history. Did you know that the first skating rink was created when the municipality annually flooded the tennis courts at Nechako Centre? And, that the inventor of Marsh Pegs used by the NHL was a long-time Kitimat resident?