The Fort Frances Canadians were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Northern Amateur League, from Fort Frances, Ontario. The team was organized following World War II, and led by player-coach Pat Wilson.[1] Local radio station CKFI-AM broadcast games for the team.[2]

The Canadians were finalists in the 1951 Allan Cup, and champions of the 1952 Allan Cup.[3] Goaltender Ray Frederick, and defenceman Ed Kryzanowski, both played in the National Hockey League after being part of the Canadians.[4]

The Fort Frances Canadians name was later used by the local minor ice hockey organization for its competitive youth teams.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Forts Win Allan Cup". Fort Frances Times. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fort Frances Radio Station Balks At Fee". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 13, 1948. p. 18.Free access icon
  3. ↑ Roth, Charles. "Allan Cup Archives". Allan Cup. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NHL Player Search -- Players by Team -- Fort Frances Canadians". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association". Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association. Retrieved January 13, 2018.


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