CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Career

1922-1924 – starred on the Queen’s University Senior Football Team that won three consecutive inter-collegiate championships and Grey Cups; played junior, intermediate, and senior hockey while at Queen’s

1927 – played senior hockey for the 12th Battery London team which lost in the finals of the Allan Cup championship to the Toronto Varsity Grads

1928 – one of the founders of the Chatham Stirling Imperials Hockey Club which quickly became the Chatham St. Clair Maroons and then the Chatham Maroons

1928-1933 – played defense with the Chatham Maroons where he was often described as “the best hockey player Chatham ever knew”

1930s – served as an executive member of the City Softball League including a term as president — was instrumental in having first floodlights for softball

installed in the city – served as an executive member of the Chatham Curling Club including a term as president

1940s-1960s – was executive member of the Ontario Hockey Association for 21 years


Community Involvement

1940s – was building chairman for the Chatham Memorial Arena that opened in 1949

1940s-1980s – served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Public General Hospital for 40 years including Chairman of the Board in 1950-51 – served as Chairman of the Property and Building Committee for 35 years

1970 – was appointed to the city Planning Board and served as its chairman in 1972


Awards & Recognitions

1962 – honored with the Ontario Hockey Association’s highest award, the “Gold Stick”, for meritorious service

1967 – honored with the Ontario Bicentennial Award for service to his community

1977 – was awarded the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal for service to his community

was awarded a citation and honorary membership in the Chatham and District Chamber of Commerce for 50 years of community work

1982 – honored by the Rotary Club with its highest award, the “Paul Harris Fellowship”, which goes to a member for exemplary service

​

Smoke died in 1983 at age 80 in Chatham.