The Chatham Senior
Maroons had a long and storied history in hockey beginning
in 1928 as the Stirling Imperials and running through to
1964. The team that brought distinction to our community
was the 1959-60 Maroons who won the Allen cup which
signifies the best amateur hockey team in Canada. For two
months in the spring of 1960, the Maroons galvanized the
city like no other and were excellent ambassadors who kept
Chatham on the sporting map.
- The road to the Allan
Cup
- April 2 - beat Windsor Bulldogs 4 games to 2 to
win the Ontario Hockey Association Senior "N'
title
- April 11 - after losing the first 2 games, beat
Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 3 games to 2 for the
all-Ontario Championship
- April 20 - beat Hull Legion 3 games to I in the
Eastern Canada Allen Cup finals
- May 2 - beat Trail (B.C.) Smoke Eaters in Trail 9
points to I in an 8-point series to win the Allen
Cup Front Row, left to right - George Aiken, Cesare
Maniago, A. Mark Hanna (President, Chatham Hockey
Association), Ted Power (Captain), George Sherman
(Vice-President, Chatham Hockey Association), Don
Mills, Billy Forhan
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