village of Tignish crowds would gather on the high snow banks, and watch for free the determination of the teams to win. The cheers would mostly be in rhymes in those days about the places the boys were from. Return games were often played in enclosed rinks. For a few pennies fans

would be sheltered from the high winds 3 it! %% g and freezing temperatures. Exciting é é ‘ N it:

games were always played with Alberton. Transportation would be provided by

horse and sleigh in extremely cold

weather, many times in snowstorms. Both players and fans would at times, have to take shelter in homes along the way. In such situations, the welcome mat would be out in the country homes along the way. Some fine home cooking would be served, along with scalding hot tea and cocoa that would warm one to their very toes. Players would many times leave and arrive for games by train, and be billeted with families until their time of departure. Stories of those fun escapades have been passed down and retold many times over. Businessmen in the village of Tignish and town of Alberton, in those days, kept the game of

hockey very much alive. With the outbreak of World War II the young hockey stars

quietly put their hockey gear aside, and joined the service to fight for their Country of Canada. Many made the supreme sacrifice and never returned to their homes again. Following the victory of war male teachers returning to the schools and skates came out of the closets once again. An outdoors rink was built

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