Danno sends this story over about a small group of folks getting down to business about the Stanley Cup being awarded to an amateur team in Canada, as long as the NHL isn’t playing. Spirit Challenge Cup I agree. Why should it sit and collect dust? There’s a lot of good teams out there. I’d [...]

  I came across this while rummaging through boxes in preparation for another contest I’m going to throw at you. Years ago my dad had this old 1959 Orillia and area telephone book hanging around his house which he was planning on tossing out until I asked him if I could have it because I knew [...]

I originally wrote this a year ago 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 [...]