By Bob Elliott • Canadian Baseball Network Published May 21, 2025 • Down two goals with less than two minutes remaining in Game 7. Sounds like pressure for the coach behind the bench? How about trailing by a goal with less than five ticks on the clock? Pressure could be the middle name for Scott Arniel, first-year coach … Continue reading Bob Elliott: Arniel’s one of Kingston’s most influential sporting families
Mark Potter: Remembering Gary MacGregor, 100-goal a season man, Memorial Cup champion & 1971 OBA Midget champ
Gary MacGregor: Ahead By A Century Gary MacGregor belongs to one of hockey's most exclusive clubs. The Century Club. You can count on one hand players who have scored 100 goals in a single season. MacGregor (Kingston, Ont.) hit the century mark in 1973-74 with the Cornwall Royals, lofty heights for an undersized centre, a … Continue reading Mark Potter: Remembering Gary MacGregor, 100-goal a season man, Memorial Cup champion & 1971 OBA Midget champ
Doc Wagar: A Tri-Sport Athlete Wore The Tri-Colour
Doc Wagar at the 1974 Wrigley Cup finals in Oshawa What is your definition of a high achiever? How about a Queen’s student who in the 1940’s excelled playing three varsity sports and still found time to earn a medical degree. That student, a lifelong learner, was Kingston’s H. Gerald ‘Doc’ Wagar, an outstanding student … Continue reading Doc Wagar: A Tri-Sport Athlete Wore The Tri-Colour
Wally Elmer: 1925 Victoria Cougars Stanley Cup Champion Left A Legacy in Kingston, Ontario
By Mark Potter KTown Sports Blog Wally Elmer was a Stanley Cup champion with the 1925 Victoria Cougars If you played minor hockey in Kingston, chances are you played at the Wally Elmer Arena. Affectionately referred to as the ‘Wally Dome,’ or ‘Wally Gardens,’ it was a rink covered with a tin roof and about … Continue reading Wally Elmer: 1925 Victoria Cougars Stanley Cup Champion Left A Legacy in Kingston, Ontario
The Kingston Canadians First Playoff Series Thrilled Local Fans Fifty Years Ago
Kingston Whig Standard April 08, 1975 It was fifty years ago this month that hockey reached a fever pitch in Kingston. The upstart Kingston Canadians in just their second year in Major Junior Hockey, took the nation's best team and eventual Memorial Cup champions to the wall in a thrilling eight-game series with the Toronto … Continue reading The Kingston Canadians First Playoff Series Thrilled Local Fans Fifty Years Ago
Casterton Earned His Stripes
Dozens of players from Kingston have played in the National Hockey League, but only one made it as a referee. The late Art Casterton had a lengthy career as an official and was an NHL referee in the pre-expansion days prior to 1967. Born in Kingston in 1924, he served overseas during the Second World … Continue reading Casterton Earned His Stripes
Remembering Bob Senior: A True Hall of Famer
In a childhood accident Bob Senior lost two fingers on his right hand after a tussle with a wringer washing machine. For most of us any thoughts about playing competitive sports would have ended right there, but few had his grit and determination. Nicknamed 'Ox', he went on to have a stellar career as an … Continue reading Remembering Bob Senior: A True Hall of Famer
Remembering Garry Young & The California Golden Seals In Kingston
Garry Young was a promising 17-year-old defenseman with the Toronto Marlboros organization when a serious back injury ended his playing career in 1951. His career ending injury was the result of a hit from NHL defenseman Gus Mortson, during a scrimmage between the Marlboros and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in Toronto in 1934, Garry … Continue reading Remembering Garry Young & The California Golden Seals In Kingston
Behind By A Century On The Tragically Hip Way
Behind By A Century On The Tragically Hip Way We're three-and-a-half years away from the one-hundredth anniversary of Kingston’s only trip to the Memorial Cup in 1926. A century of futility the current day Frontenacs hope to end by hosting the 2024 tournament, with competing bids from Niagara/St.Catharines and Sault St. Marie. The Leon’s Centre … Continue reading Behind By A Century On The Tragically Hip Way
Doug Jeffries Leaves Behind An Unmatched Legacy
In a throwaway world where most things today are easily replaced, you can't replace Doug Jeffries. The Kingston sports icon announced this week on Global News Kingston he was stepping aside and retiring on June 15th after an incredible run of 46-years of covering local sports. Roland Billings, President of the Pete Petersen Basketball League, … Continue reading Doug Jeffries Leaves Behind An Unmatched Legacy
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