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The first, in the 1870's was at the site of the
present town hall.
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The second, the Drill Hall in the 1880's at the
site of the present Agra building.
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The Dominion Roller Rink, built in 1885 was
located at the corner of Andrew and John Street, it collapsed in
1892.
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The first indoor rink, Bawdon's Rink was on
Gidley Street across from the High School. This was in the
1890's. A row of pillars ran down each side of the rink... hence
the saying "Keep your head up".
The first recorded game, 1897, Exeter 6 vs. Clinton 5
In 1898 other games: Exeter vs. Hensall
Exeter vs. Clinton
Exeter vs. Seaforth
The truly first organized hockey started in 1899
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January 15, 1912, The Dome Rink (opposite the
present Town Hall) opened, December 1927 it collapsed, it was
rebuilt only to collapse again in 1934.
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We had no rink until 1936. The Exeter Arena was
built (parking lot of present South Huron Rec, Centre) at a cost
of $10,000.00, and opened February 16, 1936. Artificial ice was
installed in 1952 -53 at a cost of $60,000.00. The arena was
condemned in 1976. |
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In the fall, 1977 the new South Huron Rec.
Centre opened, cost $1,000,000.00 and $500,000.00 was raised
locally with the remainder from grants. |
1964 - 1965
more news from 1964 - 1965 Team
Exeter Hawks, Exeter Ontario Canada
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| "Hockey" started as a
challenge series. In the winter of 1889, a team called the
Rebels from Ottawa, in their second season of play, took to
the rails first playing Lindsay, then it was on to Toronto for
two friendly games, beating the Granites and losing to the
Victoria's, with the games degenerating into fist fights, body
checking, high sticking, and general snarliness. These
exhibitions set off hockey's absolutely first outraged
editorials condemning hockey violence. The following spring,
officials of the clubs were persuaded to form an Association
to govern the game. An invitation was sent out to any team in
the province that would like to organize and form an
Association. Thus, the beginning and the formation of the
Ontario Hockey Association, on November 27th, 1890, in Toronto
at the Queen's Hotel, where the Royal York now stands. The aim
of the meeting was to bring some order to the game of hockey,
that was blooming in parts of Eastern Canada, but had no
overall organization. One of the Associations founders was the
Right Honorable Arthur Stanley, the future Lord Stanley of
Preston, who later became Governor General of Canada. It was
said that "Stanley" was an active player at Rideau Hall and
was the backbone in organizing the Rideau Rebels Hockey Club
of Ottawa. |
| In the beginning, the
Ontario Hockey Association consisted of thirteen (l3) teams, 3
teams from Kingston, 6 teams from Toronto, 3 teams from
Ottawa, and one team from Lindsay. A registration fee was set
at $2.00 per team, and annual dues were set at $3.00 per team
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organizers had to come up with a set of rules as follows: |
- A team shall consist of seven
players: goal, point and coverpoint (these two being the
defencemen, who lined up one in front of the other), rover,
centre, right wing, and left wing.
- The match should be played in two
thirty minute periods, with provision for ten minutes
overtime if needed to break a tie.(This was straight time.)
- No substitution shall be allowed.
If a player must retire because of illness or injury, the
opposing team shall drop a player to equalize the teams.
- The teams shall agree on a referee
and two goal judges. The referee shall have complete charge
of the game, except that he cannot overrule a goal umpire.
(There were no nets in those days, and no crossbar between
the goalposts. The goal umpire stood on the ice behind the
goalie and waved a flag when he judged that a goal had been
scored, a decision that wasn't always easy.
- The match shall commence by a
"face" in the centre of the rink; the referee placing the
puck between the blades of the sticks of the centremen and
calling, "Play".
- A player shall always be on his
team's side of the puck. A player is offside if he is in
front of the puck. No player shall precede the player
carrying the puck. "Lagging" offside will result in a face.
- The goal shall consist of two goal
posts, four feed in height, firmly fixed in the ice on a
goal line, six feet apart and at least five feet from the
end of the rink. A goal is scored when the puck passes
between the goal posts in front of and below an imaginary
line drawn across the top of the posts.
- The goalkeeper must not, during
play, lie, sit or kneel on the ice. He may when in goal stop
the puck with his hands but shall not throw it or hold it.
Offenders may be ruled off the ice. (Another player might
then play goal; goalies wore the same equipment as everyone
else).
- No player shall raise his stick
above his shoulder, except in lifting the puck. Charging
from behind, tripping, collaring, kicking, crosschecking, or
pushing shall not be allowed. A referee must rule off the
ice, for any time in his discretion, a player who, in the
opinion of the referee, has deliberately offended against
the above rule.
- Any player guilty of using profane
or abusive language to any official or other players, shall
be ruled off by the referee.
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| The first hockey
championship in Ontario was between Ottawa and Toronto, with
Ottawa winning 5 - 0. |
| In the early stages,
the game was for Senior teams only. Many younger players were
left out. In 1892, a category was established for Juniors with
no age limit. In 1896, the Ontario Hockey Association
established an Intermediate category for smaller centres. One
of the more prominent persons in the early beginning of the
Ontario Hockey Association was Captain Jim Sutherland. |
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