Born in Kingston, Ontario in 1912, Jim began his hockey career for the St. James Anglican Midgets in the Original Church league in Port Colborne and for Ridley College. While attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Jim was a member of the Championship team in 1934 of the Quadrangular League (Hobey Baker Trophy), all Ivy League team including Yale, Harvard and Princeton. After University, Jim coached and managed the INCO Team to the King George 5th Jubilee Trophy in 1936/37. After WW2, Jim was very active in the Lions Minor Hockey Program. As the Hockey Convener, he managed several Juvenile Teams that won Ontario Championships, coached by Umbo Concessi.
In 1953 and 1955 he managed the Port Colborne Lions Midget Team to the O.M.H.A. Championship. Always keeping with the best interest of the youth, Jim worked tirelessly towards the construction of the Port Colborne-Humberstone Arena which opened in January 1960. As a Charter member of the Arena Board, Jim organized the original Oldtimers game in 1962 in a continued effort to ease the financial debentures of the new arena.
To this day, Jim has continued his “love” of the game of hockey, ensuring as he always did, that the players on the ice enjoy this great game!
