- Winnipeg Rowing Club
The Winnipeg Rowing Club is a
rowing club based inWinnipeg, Manitoba founded in1881 by cousinsJohn Galt II &George Galt . The club was incorporated on February 2, 1883, withJohn Norquay as Club Patron,Thomas Renwick as President, and George Galt as Club Captain.From 1902 to 1906, the Winnipeg Rowing Club had an
ice hockey team in theManitoba Hockey Association . They were league champions in 1903 and 1904 and challenged the Ottawa Silver Seven for theStanley Cup in 1904. Players on the team that challenged for the Stanley Cup includeWilliam Breen andHockey Hall of Fame rJoe Hall .1904 Stanley Cup Challenge
Roster
* Brown, A. - goal
* Brown, P. E. - point
* Richards, S. C. - coverpoint
* William Breen - forward (captain)
*Joe Hall - forward
*Billy Bawlf - forward
* Claude Borland - forward
* Bennest, C. E - forward
* Kirby - forward.Source: Coleman(1966), pg. 99–100. (Coleman list Nick Bawlf instead of Billy Bawlf)
After the first game of the series, Winnipeg added Hamber from the Toronto Argonauts ice hockey team.
External links
* [http://www.winnipegrowingclub.ca/ Winnipeg Rowing Club website]
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