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First League Champs From Fifty Years Ago

Players on the winning Main Auto Body team that won the inaugural Toronto Nisei Hockey League championship in the 1961-62 season included:
Back Row, from left to right, Dave Ishikawa, Pee Wee Furukawa, Kei Higashi, Ted Nakamura, Fred Kotani and Roy Kobayashi.
Front Row, left to right, Tom Takemura, Dave Ono, Gen Hamada, John Tohana, Herb Ashizawa, John Hamada.
Absent were Dave Uchikata and Sho Mori.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Era of Wooden Hockey Stick Being Celebrated


Canadian Japanese Hockey League Holding Historic 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in Toronto
Remember when hockey sticks were made of wood! And blades had no curve!  And we all played without helmets!  Those are some of the memories that will be topics of conversation when the Canadian Japanese Hockey League holds its 50th anniversary celebration on Sat. Oct 22nd.
A committee of former players has been organizing and planning the event,  which is to be held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre starting at 3pm and is scheduled to go until 12 midnight.
We’re now trying to locate all of the players who played in the league, especially the originals who made up the first four teams that started play on Oct 22, 1961.  Players from the present league are also invited, as well as Arashi and Typhoon, the men’s and women’s teams who represent the JC community in the annual Multicultural Tournament held every year after Boxing Day.
Keep your calendars handy because we’ll be updating anniversary news as plans are finalized.  And remember – everybody’s invited --  spouses, relatives and friends, as well as the players.—Mel Tsuji 
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