Out of the Mists of the Past The Kenora Thistles: 1907 Stanley Cup Champions

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    Player Biographies:

  • Tommy Phillips
  • Si Griffis
  • Tom Hooper
  • Billy McGimsie
  • Roxy Beaudro
  • Eddie Giroux
  • Art Ross
  • Joe Hall
  • Alf Smith
  • Harry Westwick
  • Fred Whitcroft

  • Other Notables

    Statistics:

  • League Standings
  • Team Statistics

    Photographs:

  • The Rat Portage Thistles, c. 1897-99
  • The Rat Portage Thistles, 1900-01
  • The Rat Portage Thistles, 1902-03
  • The Rat Portage Thistles, 1903-04
  • The Kenora Thistles, 1904-05
  • The Kenora Thistles, 1905-06
  • The Stanley Cup Champs, 1907
  • The Town of Rat Portage, c.~1900
  • The Town of Rat Portage, c.~1900
  • The Port of Kenora, c.1915

    Essays:

  • Fred "Cyclone" Taylor: Almost A Thistle?

    Main Resource Links:

  • City of Kenora's Official Website
  • Lake of the Woods Museum
  • Puckerings.com
  • Legends of Hockey
  • Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of fame
  • More Resources

    and of course...

  • Dr. Ron Lappage
    		• STATISTICS >> LEAGUE STANDINGS

    Statistics courtesy of Puckerings. 



    1903-04 MANITOBA & NORTHWEST AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

  Team                       GP     W   L   T     GF   GA
  Brandon Wheat Kings        12     9   3   0     56   26
  Rat Portage Thistles       12     8   4   0     57   35
  Portage La Prairie Plains  12     1  11   0     21   73

    LEAGUE LEADERS
    Player              Team               Goals
    Billy McGimsie      Rat Portage           14
    Harry Bright        Brandon               13
    Si Griffis          Rat Portage           12
    Jack Brodie         Brandon                9



1904-05 MANITOBA HOCKEY LEAGUE

  Team                       GP     W   L   T     GF   GA
  Rat Portage Thistles        8     7   1   0     81   22
  Winnipeg Rowing Club        8     5   2   1     37   31
  Brandon Wheat Kings        10     4   6   0     47   67
  Portage La Prairie Plains   9     3   5   1     37   68
  Winnipeg Victorias          7     1   6   0     28   42

    LEAGUE LEADERS
    Player              Team               Goals
    Billy McGimsie      Rat Portage           28
    Tommy Phillips      Rat Portage           26
    Billy Breen         Winnipeg Rowing Club  19
    Si Griffis          Rat Portage           15
    Clint Bennest       Brandon               14
    Joe Hall            Brandon               11
    Harry Gordon        Winnipeg Victorias    10
    Edgar Dey           Portage La Prairie    10



1905-06 MANITOBA HOCKEY LEAGUE

  Team                       GP     W   L   T     GF   GA
  Kenora Thistles             8     7   1   0     61   18
  Winnipeg Winnipegs          9     7   1   1     51   24
  Winnipeg Victorias          9     3   6   0     39   51
  Brandon Wheat Kings         8     2   5   1     24   38
  Portage La Prairie Plains   8     1   7   0     31   75

    LEAGUE LEADERS
    Player              Team               Goals
    Billy Breen         Winnipeg Winnipegs    28
    Tommy Phillips      Kenora                23
    Billy McGimsie      Kenora                19
    Billy Kean          Winnipeg Winnipegs    11
    Si Griffis          Kenora                 8
    Mervin Hay          Winnipeg Victorias     8
    Claude Robinson     Winnipeg Victorias     8
 


1906-07 MANITOBA PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

  Team                       GP     W   L   T     GF   GA
  Brandon Wheat Kings         9     5   2   2     50   39
  Portage La Prairie Plains   9     5   3   1     35   33
  Kenora Thistles             6     4   2   0     38   19
  Winnipeg Strathconas       10     1   8   1     38   70

  LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF (BEST OF THREE) 
    Kenora 8 Brandon 6
    Kenora 4 Brandon 1 
     
    LEAGUE LEADERS
    Player              Team               Goals
    Tommy Phillips         Kenora             18



1907-08 MANITOBA PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

  Team                       GP     W   L   T     GF   GA
  Winnipeg Maple Leafs       17    11   6   0    111   89
  Portage La Prairie Plains  15     8   7   0     76   72
  Winnipeg Strathconas       16     6  10   0    106  114
  *Brandon Wheat Kings         1     0   1   0      0    4
  *Kenora Thistles             1     0   1   0      1   15
   
  * Brandon folded after the second game of the season 
   (Default win against Kenora was not counted in final standings) 
  * Kenora withdrew after three games 
   (Two games were defaulted and not counted in final standings)

    LEAGUE LEADERS
    Player              Team                  Goals
    Lorne Campbell      Winnipeg Maple Leafs     32
    Hamby Shore         Strathconas/Maple Leafs  32
    Billy Breen         Winnipeg Strathconas     24
    Harry Kennedy       Winnipeg Maple Leafs     23
    Fred Lake           Strathconas/Maple Leafs  21
    Don Smith           Portage La Prairie       21
    Billy Kean          Winnipeg Maple Leafs     21


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