This Winnipeg-based hockey club was formed in 1890. It captured the Stanley Cup, then awarded in recognition of amateur championship, in February 1896 and February 1901. Some members of the club through the years were as follows:
Member |
Position |
Year(s) |
Gerald Bate Aldous (1885-1946) |
? |
? |
J. E. Aldous |
Centre |
1910-1911 |
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962) |
Centre, Captain, Honorary President |
1894-1912 |
Basil G. Baker |
Goal |
1910-1911 |
H. Baker |
? |
1911-1912 |
Ralph Dennistoun Baker (1895-1960) |
? |
1911-1912 |
Fred Bawlf |
Left Wing |
1910-1912 |
William Richard Bawlf (1881-1972) |
Vice-President |
1910-1912 |
Ralph Keir Beairsto (1884-1950) |
? |
? |
Charles S. “Charlie” Belcher |
Rover |
1910-1912 |
John Robinson Benson (1876-1952) |
? |
1896-1898 |
C. Boswell |
? |
1896-1897 |
Arthur J. “Art” Brown |
Goal |
1900-1901 |
H. Bruce |
? |
1897-1897 |
Frederick Todd Cadham (1880-1961) |
Spare, Forward, Captain |
1900-1903 |
Francis Caldwell |
Centre |
1910-1912 |
C. J. “Toat” Campbell |
Left Wing |
1896-1900 |
G. A. Carruthers |
? |
1900-1901 |
J. Carter |
Vice-President |
1897-1898 |
Abram Code (1868-1928) |
Vice-President |
1896-1897 |
S. Dion |
? |
1911-1912 |
Magnus L. Flett |
Cover Point |
1900-1907 |
Roderick McLeod “Roddy” Flett (1873-1927) |
Point |
1896-1903 |
H. Fowler |
Point |
1910-1912 |
Anthony B. “Tony” Gingras |
Right Wing |
1897-1903 |
Michael “Mike” Grant |
Cover Point |
1896 |
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943) |
Captain, Coach, Forward, President |
1892-1901 |
Frederick Turner “Fred” Higginbotham (c1867-1896) |
Point |
1892-1896 |
Martin “Mart” Hooper |
Trainer |
1899-1901 |
Thomas A. “Addie” Howard |
Forward, Captain |
1892-1898 |
L. Howe |
? |
1896-1897 |
Charles W. “Charlie” Johnstone |
Rover, Cover Point |
1896-1902 |
William “Billy” Kean |
? |
1903 |
A. H. Logan |
Secretary-Treasurer |
1896-1897 |
J. Marshall |
Spare |
1900-1901 |
Bruce McBean (1873-1959) |
? |
? |
John K. “Jack” McCulloch (1872-1918) |
Counter Point and Vice President |
1892-1893 |
George Henry “Whitey” Merritt (c1860-1916) |
Goal, President |
1892-1900 |
Leslie M. “Les” Moffatt |
Cover, Captain |
1910-1912 |
Claude Wearing Nash (1879-?) |
Vice-President |
1910-1912 |
Edward B. Nixon (1858-1918) |
President |
1896-1897 |
F. J. Olsen |
? |
1903 |
J. D. Pratt |
President |
1910-1912 |
Walter Pratt Jr. |
? |
1900-1901 |
Claude C. Robinson |
Secretary-Treasurer |
1910-1912 |
W. E. Robinson |
Captain, Secretary-Treasurer |
1896-1901 |
Robert George Rogers (1889-1945) |
? |
? |
W. N. Roxburgh |
Centre |
1899-1900 |
S. Macdonald |
? |
1896-1897 |
Frederick Scanlon |
? |
1902-1903 |
G. H. Stead |
Assistant Secretary |
1910-1912 |
A. A. Strang |
? |
1896-1897 |
Harry Sullivan |
Trainer |
1910-1912 |
C. K. Temple |
Forward |
1892-1893 |
J. C. Thomson |
Forward |
1892-1895 |
John Calder Waugh (1874-1930) |
Secretary-Treasurer |
1892-1895 |
J. White |
? |
1896-1897 |
Henry Walter Whitla (1874-1956) |
Secretary-Treasurer |
1897-1898 |
G. A. Wickson |
Right Wing |
1910-1912 |
E. Burke Wood |
Left Wing |
1900-1902 |
See also:
“An Immense Hold in the Public Estimation:” The First Quarter Century of Hockey in Manitoba, 1886-1911 by Morris Mott
Manitoba History, Number 43, Spring / Summer 2002
Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Falcons
“Flawed games, splendid ceremonies: The hockey matches of the Winnipeg Vics, 1890-1903” by Morris Mott, Prairie Forum, 10(1): 169-187, 1985.
Sources:
We gratefully acknowledge information from the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame used to compile this page.
We thank Dave Benson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 July 2017
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