An unexpected treasure

Sometimes, you get interesting material by accident. I was going through a box left behind by a tenant and found an article on early hockey in Victoria and Vancouver. It was one of these “looking back” articles written in 1971 for the anniversary of BC joining confederation. A great source of information that I would have never found in a regular search.

As would be expected, the article tells the story of the Patrick brothers but goes into wonderful detail about the formation of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and how the teams were stocked. It is a good summary of what I already know but there are little details that are new.