Fred Kearney
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Fred Kearney was a Canadian
ice hockey
player.
Born in Pembroke, Ontario
, Kearney moved to Fort William
in 1909. He began playing amateur hockey in Fort William amateur ranks beginning in 1913. Winning the 1924 Thunder Bay Intermediate League with the Lakehead Intermediate Hockey Team, the team then went on to challenge for the Scotland Woollen Mills trophy.
In 1927 Kearney was part of the Fort William senior hockey team, which won the Western Canadian Senior Hockey Championships. Facing off against the Toronto Grads in the Allan Cup
finals in Vancouver, Fort William's Thundering Herd were part of the most memorable finals in the history of the competition.
From 1929 to 1931, Kearney played professional hockey for the St. Louis Flyers
of the American Hockey Association. Constantly making what were referred to by his teammates and opponents as "impossible stops", he had streaks of at least three shut-outs on more than one occasion, establishing a record of 103 stops in two games.
Following a mandatory three-year waiting period, Kearney rejoined the amateur ranks as a goalie for the Fort William Senior Hockey Team, winning the Thunder Bay District League Championships in 1934, as well as the Western Canada Senior Championship.
Kearney was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
on September 26, 1998.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Born in Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
, Kearney moved to Fort William
Fort William, Ontario
Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Ever since then it has been the largest city in Northwestern...
in 1909. He began playing amateur hockey in Fort William amateur ranks beginning in 1913. Winning the 1924 Thunder Bay Intermediate League with the Lakehead Intermediate Hockey Team, the team then went on to challenge for the Scotland Woollen Mills trophy.
In 1927 Kearney was part of the Fort William senior hockey team, which won the Western Canadian Senior Hockey Championships. Facing off against the Toronto Grads in the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
finals in Vancouver, Fort William's Thundering Herd were part of the most memorable finals in the history of the competition.
From 1929 to 1931, Kearney played professional hockey for the St. Louis Flyers
St. Louis Flyers
The St. Louis Flyers were a minor league ice hockey team, based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing home games at the St. Louis Arena in the city's Central West End, across from Forest Park....
of the American Hockey Association. Constantly making what were referred to by his teammates and opponents as "impossible stops", he had streaks of at least three shut-outs on more than one occasion, establishing a record of 103 stops in two games.
Following a mandatory three-year waiting period, Kearney rejoined the amateur ranks as a goalie for the Fort William Senior Hockey Team, winning the Thunder Bay District League Championships in 1934, as well as the Western Canada Senior Championship.
Kearney was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, established in 1978 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the people of Northwestern Ontario who have achieved greatness in any kind of sport....
on September 26, 1998.