Carl “Chook” Smith and Murray “Moe” Smith at the grand opening of the Birthplace of Hockey Museum in 2011.
Hockey on Long Pond at the 2016 Long Pond Heritage Classic.
On June 9, 2023, the rink within the West Hants Sports Complex was renamed to honour hockey legend John Paris Jr., a Windsor, NS native who was scouted by Scotty Bowman in the 1960s, and went on to become the first Black coach and GM in professional hockey.
Paris said he was humbled by having the rink named after him, and thanked his late mother and father for instilling in him the perseverance to succeed in life and overcome so many barriers.
Al Iafrate winds up for a slapshot on Long Pond in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Windsor Senior Hockey Team, 1922
Led by Ernie Mosher (second row, far right), this team won the first Nova Scotia Senior Hockey Championship in 1922.
The Windsor Avonians, winners of the Citizen’s Trophy in 1900.
The Windsor Juniors won the first league to be arranged in the province, the Windsor Town League, in 1888-89. By 1900 the town competition had four teams vying for the Citizen’s Trophy. The Windsor Avonians won the trophy three years in a row from 1900-1902, thus earning it permanently.
The Windsor Avonians, winners of the Citizen’s Trophy in 1900.
The Windsor Juniors won the first league to be arranged in the province, the Windsor Town League, in 1888-89. By 1900 the town competition had four teams vying for the Citizen’s Trophy. The Windsor Avonians won the trophy three years in a row from 1900-1902, thus earning it permanently.
The Windsor Juniors, 1889.
This is one of Canada’s oldest hockey team photos. The Juniors won the Town League championship in 1889, defeating the Blue Jackets, Alerts, and Avonians. The players were wearing medallions won in previous years rather than a trophy (which wasn’t available yet). Games were played on Flat Iron Pond, the present site of Victoria Park.
Philip Hamilton told in a diary of making hand-carved hockey sticks for all of his Windsor Juniors team mates. Note the blade shape (with pointed toe) and rounded handles on some sticks, showing a transition from hurley stick to hockey stick. This photo is an important document in the evolution of ice hockey.
Back Row: John Powers, George Smith, Herbert Silver, Alonzo Sweet, William McInnis.
Middle Row: James Forsythe, Richard Flemming, Percy Curry, Allison Curry
Front Row: Alex McInnis, Philip Hamilton