Southern Ontario Fire Fighter Hockey League Inc., Pickering, ON

One hot summer night in July, 1974, a group of firefighters from 12 departments in Southern Ontario got together around a table at the Carling O’Keefe Breweries meeting room in Kitchener, Ontario. Their purpose was to organize a firefighter’s hockey league which would accommodate players in the area and provide some fun and fellowship. The league formed that night was called the Southern Ontario Firefighters Hockey League and its objectives were: the fostering and encouraging of a high degree of skill and efficiency in hockey, good sportsmanship, and the cultivating of friendship among its members.