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Prince Albert Mintos Hockey Team - "Nitter" Bailey

"Nitter" Bailey [J.G. Bailey], point, in Mintos uniform posing on the ice. Tinted jersey and cap.

Bio/Historical Note: The Prince Albert Mintos were a professional ice hockey team in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They played in the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League from 1909-1911. The Mintos won the league title in 1909 after the Saskatoon Stratchonas were disqualified for using ineligible players. They then played the Edmonton Pros for the Fit-Reform Trophy (Western Canadian Championship) and were defeated. The club repeated as SPHL champions in 1911, beating the Saskatoon Westerns in a playoff. They advanced to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and lost to Port Arthur Lake City 12-6 in a qualification series. The Mintos then transitioned to senior competitions, playing for the Allan Cup. The Mintos was later the name of a junior team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and is now (2023) used by a team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

Prince Albert Mintos Hockey Team - "Bruno" Bennett

Jack "Bruno" Bennett in Mintos uniform posing on the ice.

Bio/Historical Note: The Prince Albert Mintos were a professional ice hockey team in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They played in the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League from 1909-1911. The Mintos won the league title in 1909 after the Saskatoon Stratchonas were disqualified for using ineligible players. They then played the Edmonton Pros for the Fit-Reform Trophy (Western Canadian Championship) and were defeated. The club repeated as SPHL champions in 1911, beating the Saskatoon Westerns in a playoff. They advanced to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and lost to Port Arthur Lake City 12-6 in a qualification series. The Mintos then transitioned to senior competitions, playing for the Allan Cup. The Mintos was later the name of a junior team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and is now (2023) used by a team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

Prince Albert Mintos Hockey Team - "Mandy" Black

Frank "Mandy" Black, right wing, in Mintos uniform posing on the ice.

Bio/Historical Note: The Prince Albert Mintos were a professional ice hockey team in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They played in the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League from 1909-1911. The Mintos won the league title in 1909 after the Saskatoon Stratchonas were disqualified for using ineligible players. They then played the Edmonton Pros for the Fit-Reform Trophy (Western Canadian Championship) and were defeated. The club repeated as SPHL champions in 1911, beating the Saskatoon Westerns in a playoff. They advanced to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and lost to Port Arthur Lake City 12-6 in a qualification series. The Mintos then transitioned to senior competitions, playing for the Allan Cup. The Mintos was later the name of a junior team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and is now (2023) used by a team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

Prince Albert Mintos Hockey Team - "Chief" McDowell

"Chief" McDowell, cover point, in Mintos uniform posing on the ice.

Bio/Historical Note: The Prince Albert Mintos were a professional ice hockey team in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They played in the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League from 1909-1911. The Mintos won the league title in 1909 after the Saskatoon Stratchonas were disqualified for using ineligible players. They then played the Edmonton Pros for the Fit-Reform Trophy (Western Canadian Championship) and were defeated. The club repeated as SPHL champions in 1911, beating the Saskatoon Westerns in a playoff. They advanced to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and lost to Port Arthur Lake City 12-6 in a qualification series. The Mintos then transitioned to senior competitions, playing for the Allan Cup. The Mintos was later the name of a junior team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and is now (2023) used by a team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

Prince Albert Mintos Hockey Team - "Dad" Stewart

J.D. " Dad" Stewart, centre, in Mintos uniform posing on the ice.

Bio/Historical Note: The Prince Albert Mintos were a professional ice hockey team in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They played in the Saskatchewan Professional Hockey League from 1909-1911. The Mintos won the league title in 1909 after the Saskatoon Stratchonas were disqualified for using ineligible players. They then played the Edmonton Pros for the Fit-Reform Trophy (Western Canadian Championship) and were defeated. The club repeated as SPHL champions in 1911, beating the Saskatoon Westerns in a playoff. They advanced to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and lost to Port Arthur Lake City 12-6 in a qualification series. The Mintos then transitioned to senior competitions, playing for the Allan Cup. The Mintos was later the name of a junior team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and is now (2023) used by a team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

James Lorne Gray - Portrait

Lorne Gray, member of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey and soccer teams.

Bio/Historical Note: James Lorne Gray was born in 1913 in Brandon, Manitoba, He received a BEng in 1935 and an MSc (Mech. Eng.) in 1938 from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1939, he was a lecturer in Engineering at the U of S. During World War II he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, achieving the rank of Wing Commander. After the war from 1945 to 1946, he was associate director-general in the research and development division of the department of Reconstruction and Supply in Ottawa. From 1946-1948 Gray was with Montreal Armature Works Limited. In 1948, he was the scientific assistant to the president of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). From 1949-1952 Gray was the Chief of Administration for the NRC Chalk River project. In 1952 he joined AECL as a general manager, became a Vice-president in 1954, and became president in 1958, retiring in 1974. In 1969 Gray was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. He was awarded honourary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of British Columbia and the U of S in 1961. Gray died in Deep River, Ontario, in 1987.

Reginald J. Brehaut - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Reg Brehaut, coach, University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team in 1923.

Bio/Historical Note: In January 1910 future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Rusty Crawford of the Prince Albert Mintos was found guilty in a Saskatoon police court of assaulting Reg Brehaut, playing with the Saskatoon Strathconas. Crawford was fined $5 and legal costs. The Minto and Strathcona teams played in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League for the 1909-10 season. Brehaut coached the University of Saskatchewan men’s hockey team between 1923 and 1930, and for the 1939-1940 season. He appears to have played and coached for the 1923-1924 season. Reg Brehaut died 15 November 1984.

Muskeg Lake Hockey Team

The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Hockey Team [1949] is pictured. Back row: Emile Venne, Ralph Greyeyes, Richard (Dickie) Greyeyes, Hilliard Arcand, Albert Arcand. Front row: Albert Lafond, George Greyeyes, David Lafond.

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