Tales and Items of Interest HOCKEY NIGHT IN MARSHFIELD The Marshfield Maple Leafs There was once a skating rink in Heath Foster 's field (now Preston Scott's) just off the Mill/Haythome roadway near Rd. Heath Foster and Hector Jenkins were instrumental in maintaining this rink where the Marshfield Maple Leafs played hockey during the 1930's. Many skaters and others in the area also enjoyed time spent there and gathering afterwards at the home of Rita and Lea Mill and his father Franklin. In 1933, player Lome Scott was awarded a Marshfield- League trophy. (An ancestor of this Scott is John Scott , the early Baptist minister who settled in North River in 1806-7.) The cup is now in the possession of his son, Ralph. Inscription, 1933 M&D Hockey League. Presented to L. Scott , best all-round hockey player. Presenters, Wylie Gibson and Ludlow Jenkins. •#.» imw^a- Courtesy of Ralph Scott Presentation of Cup to i Hockey Player On Thursday evening, April 13th j the citizens of Dunstaffnage and Marshfield assembled at Hall for the purpose of a grand finale to the hockey season. The in¬ troductory remarks by the chairman, Mr. H. B. Dennis , were followed by a short programme. The chairman then called upon Mr. W. J. Gibson , the donor, to provide the main feature of the evening—the presentation of a beautifully engraved silver cup to the best all-round player of the two senior teams. With a few well chosen words he presented the trophy to Mr. Lome Scott of the Marshfield team, amid great applause. This was followed by short speeches by the judges, Mr. S. J. Scott , Rev. Mr - Pritchard , Messrs L. Jenkins , W. W. Gibson and the cap¬ tains of the Dunstaffnage Willys Knights, Maple Leafs, the second teams, and the Maple Leafs Sisters. After refreshments were served by the ladies the National Anthem brought a very pleasant evening to a close. /t?-??> The following newspaper article tells of the hockey banquet in Marshfield Hall. For a couple of years following 1933, Vic Williams coached the Marshfield Maple Leafs while courting Irene Mill whose brothers, Earl and Donald, were players. The final games were played in the old arena rink on Fitzroy St., Charlottetown . Vic recalls a year when the team won the cup provided by Dennis' Cash and Carry grocery store which was on University Ave. next to the Pure Milk Dairy ( Dairy). The celebration banquet was held at the Mill home where the cup was presented. Newspaper clipping #2, Helen Jenkins ' poem and the team photo tell the tale. Many old timers enjoy recalling these joyful times of days gone by, including the travel by horse and sleigh or on foot from the rink to the place of banquets and other gatherings. -248-