The Kenora Thistles (Part Two)

A look at the players who brought a Stanley Cup to Kenora in 1907.

Here are your January - March 1907 Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles:

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Billy McGimsie (June 7th 1880 - October 28th 1968)

Billy McGimsie was the son of a contractor who had to move around every year to find work to support his young family. Originally from Port Hope, the McGimsie's had moved to Woodville in the spring of 1880 before Billy was born. When Billy was one year old, they moved again, this time heading to Rat Portage (Kenora).