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George McNamara Trophy - Retired
Circa 2010
Hockey Heritage North, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada


Credits:
On loan from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association
Hockey Heritage North Archives

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The mine leagues of the 1930's led to the high level of hockey performed and expected in KL. It also lay the foundation for programming that resulted in high-calibre hockey skills taught at the Peewee and Bantam levels of hockey, and continuing on into the Midget, Junior and Senior levels of hockey. The coaches taught the young players the basics that would eventually lead to scholarships for the next generation of players like the Duff Brothers, and opportunities for others like the Plager Brothers - all who would move on from the amateur level of hockey to the pros, as other "imported" players had before them.