tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post3676925647453171082..comments2024-01-11T02:05:49.953-07:00Comments on The Michael J Morris Report: Chapleau Senior Bantams became part of NOPHA, 'biggest hockey league in the world' winning Division A championship in 1967-68 seasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-3719379007306544402011-09-15T05:43:28.186-06:002011-09-15T05:43:28.186-06:00...Whenever some of the train crews from Chapleau ......Whenever some of the train crews from Chapleau would come into the "old" station at Franz during switching movements or while waiting trains times for the BUDD CAR- The Franz "Coffee" Stand always provided an avenue to rehash old Hockey Stories between some of the Wawa and Chapleau rivalries in the past days of the teams. A lot of the lads on the C.P. and some of the Algoma Central Railway crew members at the time I was there from 1977-1992.Being a late arrival on the hockey scene to the area myself ( 1967) it was always interesting to listen to some older guys talk about the earlier times when they played in the natural ice arenas in both towns- and some of the innovative ways they use to travel between centres for schedules games before Highway 101 was completed betwen the two towns.I wish sometimes I would have written a book about the experiences i often heard about. There was never a "dull" moment especially when the Budd Car was ahead of its' leaving schedule at Franz back in those days!! Reg. Fitzpatrick- Bracebridge, OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-91299745963051814682011-09-14T10:59:11.606-06:002011-09-14T10:59:11.606-06:00Nice informative article of the Chapleau Minor Hoc...Nice informative article of the Chapleau Minor Hockey Teams and the Chapleau Junior "B" Huskies. I was unaware of the (NOPHA)until now.I thought the Northern Ontario Hockey Association looked after all the business for the teams in the Northern Ontario area. In 1967-68 That one Junior " B" League in Northern Ontario at the time was called the International Junior "B" League which played under an Northern Ontario made constitution made up of the basically same rules as that of the Ontario Hockey Association- with some limits and boundaries they endorsed as being of geographical concern to them and their areas.I believe that portion of the province at the time included teams from Wawa-Chapleau-Bruce Mines-(Later moved to Thessalon,)- Sault, Ontario and Sault, Michigan. These teams provided the only "show" in town on most week-end nights during the hockey season. Thanks for the articles and to the contributors for providing this info. Reg. Fitzpatrick- Bracebridge, OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com