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Origin
Overview
Written Evidence
Dispelling
Other
Claims
Montreal
– J.G.A.C.
Ottawa
– J.G.A.C.
Kingston
– R.
McColl
– J. Sutherland
– A.
Bremner
Original Equipment
Further Evidence
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J.G.A. Creighton, C.M.G., K.C.
Canada’s ‘Father of Organized Hockey’ – Nova Scotia’s
‘First Hockey Export’
Ice Hockey Arrives in Ottawa – 1884
(the Stanley Cup)
J.G.A. Creighton graduated with a Law Degree from McGill
University in 1880 and practiced Law with a firm in Montreal until
he accepted a position as Law Clerk of the Senate and moved to Ottawa
in 1884. There he continued his interest in Ice Hockey and joined with
young parliamentarians and government ‘aides de camp’ to form a team called
the Rideau Hall Rebels,
naming themselves after one of Ottawa’s fine government buildings. That
team played games in and around Ottawa and became well known. Creighton
befriended young William and
Arthur Stanley, sons of the Governor General, who played with him
for the Rebels. It was because of these circumstances that Lord Stanley
became thrilled with the game and presented a trophy to designate the
amateur Ice Hockey championship of Canada, the Lord Stanley Challenge
Cup. Known today as the Stanley Cup!
Creighton played an ambassadorial role for Nova Scotia as he introduced
Ice Hockey to the province of Quebec. Generally known as ‘The Father of
Organized Hockey’, Creighton was Canada’s first Ice Hockey team builder,
playing coach, trainer, and winning captain. As such, he should qualify
as an honored member of Canada’s Hockey Hall of Fame, but has not yet
been recognized nationally for his magnificent contribution to the game
and to the culture of the nation, and indeed, to the culture of the world.
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For More on Nova Scotia’s Hockey Ambassadors see
Hockeyists – Ambassadors
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