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Welcome Spokane Oldtimers: Over 30 Years Over the past 60 plus years, Spokane has been a force in the amateur hockey world with teams from the city having won eight national championships. That tradition of winning dates back to 1948 when the city scored its first title when the Spokane Flyers won the U.S. Senior championship. Just last year the Spokane Chiefs won their second Memorial Cup. In between have come victories in another U.S. championship (1950), four Canadian Allan Cups (1970, 1972, 1976 & 1980) as well as the first Memorial Cup in 1991. That winning hockey tradition is remembered and kept alive through the Spokane Oldtimers Hockey Association. Back in 1975, a group of former Spokane hockey players got together to organize what would become the Spokane Oldtimers Hockey Association. Now, although many of the names have changed, 30 years later the organization is still going strong in the hockey community. In looking back through the notes on the organization, a founder and honorary lifetime member, Vern Kneeshaw, recalled the first impromptu, meeting took place on March 23, 1975. Less than a week a week later Kneeshaw, along with Jerry Fodey, Carl Cirullo, Dan McDougald, Tony Hemerling, Blinkey Boyce, Don Scherza, John Dolan and Red Tilson gathered to officially for the organization. Kneeshaw joked that Scherza probably wasn't old enough at the time to officially be an "oldtimer." Kneeshaw was voted the group's first president and from that day forward the group has helped keep the tradition of Spokane hockey alive and well. The first Oldtimers Tournament was held in 1981 and in 2006 celebrated 25 consecutive years of fun and fellowship. Attending the Spokane tournament has been a tradition for many teams each season. The organization consists of two levels of skaters, The Masters - generally the older skaters - and a younger division - The Grinders - who both call Eagles Ice-A-Rena home. In addition to the Spring Tournament that is coordinated by the Masters Division, the Grinders present other fund raisers: a September golf tournament and from time-to-time a spring game versus the Calgary Flame Alumni. All events that the Spokane Oldtimers present provide monies to both local charities that include both hockey and non-hockey causes. The group annually sponsors youth hockey players and teams as well as providing money to the likes of the Vanessa Behan Nursery, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, the Mark Rypien Foundation and others. Contact us if you have a worthwhile charity we might be able to help. Spokane Oldtimers Mission Statement The Spokane Old-timers Hockey Association is a benevolent organization whose mission is to support and promote the game of ice hockey and to assist individuals and charitable organizations of the Inland Northwest through fellowship and fundraising activities.
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Oldtimer's News 2010 Oldtimers Hockey Tourney click the EVENTS button --- Register for USA Hockey Use the link below to do your on-line
registration for your 2009-10 USA Hockey membership, which is required for
all members of the Spokane Oldtimers Hockey Association. Click here to register.
––– Be sure to get on our
list to play in our 2011 spring hockey tournament. Click Here To Get On Oldtimers Hockey
Grants Assistance
to local hockey players is offered by the Spokane Oldtimers: In order to
apply you need to fill out the following information and submit it to the
Spokane Oldtimers along with a personal letter that tells us why you would be
a worthy candidate for our consideration. Return to: PO Box 48742
Spokane, WA. 99228-8742 e-mail, or bring with you when you
make a presentation. For best consideration we suggest the
candidate requesting finds makes a personal appearance at one of our board meetings, which
generally are scheduled on the FIRST THURSDAY of each month
(other than July). RSVP your intentions to attend and be placed on the
meeting agenda via e-mail to board secretary Paul Delaney one week
prior to the meeting at which you wish to make your presentation.
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