This week’s artifact is a St. Catharines Black Hawks hockey puck from 1967-1972. The Black Hawks were a successful junior […]
Artifact of the Week: Brian Bellows Hockey Card
This week’s artifact is Brian Bellows hockey card from 1991, while he was playing for the Minnesota North Stars. Brian […]
Museum Chat Live! E904 – Hearing History: The Slap Shot
This episode is another journey in our Hearing History series, taking full advantage of the podcast format by exploring local history through […]
History from Here: Garden City Arena
From proposal to fundraising to contracts to construction and completion all in about a year! In 1937, the people of […]
Artifact of the Week: Stan Mikita Hockey Stick
This week’s artifact is a commemorative hockey stick signed by Stan Mikita. Mikita grew up in St. Catharines and played […]
VMLS via Podcast – Canada’s Game in the Garden City
On today’s episode of VMLS via Podcast our Visitor Services Coordinator Adrian Petry gives a lecture about the rich and exciting history of hockey in our city. Hear stories from the early days of pick-up on a frozen Welland Canal to Stan Mikita and the big-league games here at the Garden City Arena.
Museum Chat Live! E401 – The B.M.E. Church
On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, we dig into the history of the B.M.E. Church in St. Catharines and […]
Know Your Neighbours – Neil Edward Stevens
(b. 1947-) Neil Edward Stevens was a reporter who documented hockey all over the world for over three decades. He […]
Inspiring Hockey History
Our awesome Niagara Ice Dogs (we’re super proud) Ontario Hockey League team went all the way to the OHL Memorial […]
The St. Catharines Orioles
An article on Sportsnet.ca examines the often overlooked history of the St. Catharines Orioles, one of the first hockey teams made […]
Know Your Neighbours – Brian Joseph Cullen
Brian Cullen was born in Ottawa on November 11, 1933. He moved to St. Catharines in 1951 when he joined […]
Know Your Neighbours – Sara Bauer
In honour of the IIHF Women’s Under 18 hockey tournament held at the Meridian Centre in January 2016, I thought […]