Kenora in Kenora District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Kenora Thistles

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

1. The Kenora Thistles Marker

Inscription. In January 1907, a hockey team from Kenora, comprising
E. Giroux (goal), A.H. Ross (point),
S.I. Griffis (cover point), T. Hooper (rover),
W. McGimsie (centre), R. Beaudro (right wing)
and T. Phillips (captain and left wing), defeated the Montreal Wanderers in two challenge games at Montreal to win the Stanley Cup. The team was coached and trained by J.A. Link. The trophy, emblematic of the Canadian championship, had been presented by the Governor General, Baron Stanley of Preston, in 1892. Kenora is the smallest town ever to win the Cup.

Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1907.

Location. 49° 46.073′ N, 94° 29.498′ W. Marker is in Kenora, Ontario, in Kenora District. Marker can be reached from Bernier Drive just north of Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the MS Kenora Cruise Boat dock on the Kenora waterfront, overlooking Kenora Bay. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenora ON P9N 1S4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Kenora Thistles (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Main Street Dock — 1996 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Transportation (about 120 meters away); The Boundary Dispute (about 120 meters away); The Jubilee Parade - 1996 (about 120 meters away); Early Exploration (about 120 meters away); The Hudson's Bay Company Fort at Rat Portage on Old Fort Island, 1857 (about 120 meters away); Governor General's Arrival (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenora.

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1. When the Kenora Thistles owned the Stanley Cup. Excerpt:

(By Mike Commito, 1/23/2017, featuring a photo of the Stanley Cup–winning Kenora Thistles in 1907.) Kenora has a rich hockey history. While the small community in northwestern Ontario is currently home to just over 15,000 people, it lays claim to something that has escaped the grasp of many large-market
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

2. The Kenora Thistles Marker
(looking east • waterfront parking & Bernier Drive in background)
NHL cities: the Stanley Cup. Back in 1907, the Kenora Thistles enshrined themselves into hockey lore by defeating the Montreal Wanderers in a challenge series for Lord Stanley’s chalice. At the time of the victory, the lumber-and-mining town had a population just north of 5,000, making it the smallest community ever to win the trophy.

(Submitted on April 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Kenora Thistles (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Founded in 1894, they were originally known as the Rat Portage Thistles. The team competed for the Stanley Cup, the ice hockey championship of Canada, five times between 1903 and 1907. The Thistles won the Cup in January 1907 and defended it once before losing it that March in a challenge series. Composed almost entirely of local players, the team comes from the least populated city to have won the Stanley Cup. Nine players—four of them homegrown—have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Stanley Cup champion team was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

(Submitted on June 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

3. The Kenora Thistles Marker

(looking west • MS Kenora Cruise Boat and Kenora Bay in the background)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.