"The town that made the NHL famous"[]
Kirkland Lake is a town of about 8000 people in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is under the Northern Ontario Hockey Association.
Teams[]
- Kirkland Lake Blue Devils (1930s-1950s)
- (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, 2011-2012) renamed Gold Miners
- Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, 2012-Present)
- Kirkland Lake Jays
- Kirkland Lake Maroons
- Kirkland Lake Millionaires
- Kirkland Lake Techs
- Lake Shore Blue Devils
- Northern-Kirkland Lake (Ontario Colleges Athletic Association)
Arenas[]
- Kirkland Lake Arena also referred to as Lakeshore Arena, Kirkland Lake Community Centre & Kirkland Arena
- Joe Mavrinac Community Complex
Allan Cup Champions[]
- 1939-40 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils
Players[]
- Ralph Backstrom
- Don Blackburn
- Carl "Buddy" Boone
- Dick Duff
- Les Duff
- Murray Hall
- Chuck Hamilton
- Art Hampson
- Earl Heiskala
- Larry Hillman
- Wayne Hillman
- Willie Marshall
- Kurtis McLean
- Frank Melong
- Barclay Plager
- Bob Plager
- Daren Puppa
- Mickey Redmond
- Len Speck
- Terry Slater
- Mike Walton
- Dave Watson
- Tom Webster
Northern Ontario Senior Playoffs[]
A team from Kikland Lake played in the 1928-29 Northern Ontario Senior Playoffs. It is unknown what the team's nickname was.
Season | Group | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
1928-29 | Northern | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 4th/3rd | Eliminated |
1930-31 | Regional | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | - | Lost Regional Semifinals |
External Links[]
- Kirkland Lake on Wikipedia