I posted this picture a couple of years ago but I’m doing it again because I have to get over to the brand new Powell River Tim Hortons and get a Boston creme doughnut before they run out so I don’t have time to screw around. That’s me on the right. We were the three [...]
June 27, 2010 in Boston Bruins
Tags: Orillia minor hockey, pucks | 9 Comments »
Last year I wrote this and I’m delighted that MacWilliams’ son emailed me and let me know about his dad. Here’s the original story and the email I received a couple of days ago.
He wasn’t big, this John MacWilliams of Huntsville’s Squirt, then Peewee, and later, Bantam teams, all of which played Orillia on a regular basis [...]
March 15, 2010 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Dave Keon, Huntsville minor hockey, John French, John MacWilliams, New England Whalers, Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Orillia minor hockey, Ralph Backstrom, Roy MacGregor, Toronto Marlboros, World Hockey Association | 1 Comment »
He wasn’t big, this John MacWilliams of Huntsville’s Squirt, then Peewee, and later, Bantam teams, all of which played Orillia on a regular basis in the early 1960’s. In fact, he was small. But regardless of his size. he looked like a hockey player. And did he ever play like one.
We were constantly told by our [...]
February 4, 2009 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Dave Keon, Huntsville minor hockey, Indianapolis Racers, John French, John McWilliams, Montreal Canadiens, Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Orillia minor hockey, Ralph Backstrom, Roy McGregor, Toronto Marlboros, WHA, World Hockey Association | 6 Comments »