When Kenora Won The Stanley Cup

The Kenora Thistles won the Stanley Cup in 1907. With a population of only 4,000 at the time, it is the smallest town to ever win the Cup.

The story of the Kenora Thistles is one of sport's greatest underdog tales. It is the story of seven men − five of whom were born or raised in the tiny Ontario wilderness town just east of the Manitoba border − who defeated the Montreal Wanderers, the best team in Canada's biggest and richest city. It would be like a team from Chisholm, Minnesota, trave…