Hockey in Morell

1914

The first hockey rink in Morell was built in 1914.

Morell’s hockey players were known as, “The Dreadnoughts.”

The following male players were particularly well known on the ice: William Geldert, Edward Rossiter, Lloyd Cox, Bruce MacEwan, Frank Jay, Ralph Dingwell, Joe Walsh, Temple Murphy, Aloyseous Murphy, Claude MacEwan, Eddie Anderson, Layton Coffin, Patrick Jay, Wendell Coffin, George Blaxland, Victor Sanderson, and Gerald MacAdam.

The following female players had played hockey in Morell’s first rink: Minnie Baker, Violet Murphy, Marie Murphy, Anne Murphy, Janie Coffin, Lydia Blaxland, May Eldershaw and Lettie Rossiter.

 

History Fact

Thomas McGrath, a decorated butter maker in Western Canada for many years, eventually established himself in Morell and went on to form the Morell Butter Factory in 1924.

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