tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post446167698635552474..comments2024-03-27T09:05:18.353-04:00Comments on Greatest Hockey Legends.com: War And Hockey HistoryJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-87527062554959198652017-05-12T11:15:37.769-04:002017-05-12T11:15:37.769-04:00u r a hockey nerd manu r a hockey nerd manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-82684507111142015642016-10-12T00:30:16.399-04:002016-10-12T00:30:16.399-04:00How about a mention of Red Tilson. The OHA leading...How about a mention of Red Tilson. The OHA leading scorer in 1943 who enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and was killed in October 1944 while in combat in Holland during WWII. His number 9 was th first jersey ever retired by the Oshawa Generals. He is recognized each year while the Red Tilson award for for OHL MVP is handed out. A true Canadian hero. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-56437839616142743342016-03-08T23:55:04.905-05:002016-03-08T23:55:04.905-05:00Hi
My son is doing a research project on Frank Mc...Hi <br />My son is doing a research project on Frank McGee. Do you have any other links to primary sources?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-82654748263387781412012-11-24T23:07:46.212-05:002012-11-24T23:07:46.212-05:00This post is years old but I feel compelled to add...This post is years old but I feel compelled to add to it, as I am currently doing my thesis on Canadian immigrants and hockey (McGee is English, so I've spent a lot of time with him). Frank McGee was killed on September 15th, 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette,part of the Somme campaign. The reason he was allowed to serve despite having only one good eye is debated, but the two most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-9613423070943813072010-11-11T17:31:48.462-05:002010-11-11T17:31:48.462-05:00Great article.
Didn't know that fans ever ha...Great article. <br /><br />Didn't know that fans ever had to toss the pucks back. Boy, pay almost a buck to get in and then you can't even keep a puck if you're lucky enough to get one.<br /><br />Bet the overpriced 25-cent beer was flat and warm too.Mike Wymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-36665353715236687832010-10-11T13:12:19.714-04:002010-10-11T13:12:19.714-04:00Where are your sources?Where are your sources?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18260422.post-72137460664522271322009-02-27T21:14:00.000-05:002009-02-27T21:14:00.000-05:00Frank McGee, who won 3 Stanley Cups with the Ottaw...Frank McGee, who won 3 Stanley Cups with the Ottawa Hockey Club/Silver Seven also gave his life during the Great War. How the CEF took him with only one eye is beyond me. I am going to look up his file at Library and Archives Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com