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Howie Morenz, a Mitchell born hockey player who became an NHL star and died at the
young age of 34, is the subject of Blyth Summer•Festival's fourth play of the season, Fire on
Ice, which opens August 4. ( Photo courtesy of Blyth Festival)
Mitchell -born hockey. hero,
Howie Morenz is subject
of Blyth Festival play
Hockey in August — it's hard to believe in
snow and ice when the mercury's soaring
and the air, conditioner's roaring, but die-
hard sports fans can start the season early
at the Blyth Summer Festival this year,:
Fire on Ice tells the story of Howie;, who
was born in Mitchell in 1902. He began
Playing hockey, or shinny, as'itwas called; ».rt
on the ponds and river of Mitchell as there
were no indoor rinks available for the
young people of the town to play on.
Equipment was rudimentary to.say the
least. Protective equipment often con-
sisted of only magazines or Eatons
catalogues strapped to the legs. Coal or
frozen "horse buns" served as pucks.
Howie started making a • name for
himself at a very early age. His .family.
moved to Stratford when he was 14, and he
soon started playing in the City Industrial
Leagues and in the Midget League. In 1918
Stratford won the championship of the
arealeagues, largely due to Howie's
outstanding play.
All this expertise did not go unnoticed,
and Howie was approached, several times
by scouts from the major leagues. In- 1923
he signed a contract with the Montreal
Canadiens. He spent 11 years with the
Canadiens, and became a star with the
fans in his first year there. He was called
the "Babe Ruth" of hockey, and
established a reputation as the fastest and
most determined player they had ever
known.
After 11 years with -the Canadiens,
Howie had one bad season, although "bad"
was only in "Morenz" relative terms. He
was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for
one year, but then returned to the
Canadiens in 1936.
In 1937, halfway through his first season
on returning to the Canadiens, Howie
suffered a freak accident on the ice. A hard
check, a skate caught in the boards, a
twist, and Howie ended up on the ice with
a leg fractured in five places. bowie was
hospitalized for several months, and
although the medical prognosis for
recovery seemed hopeful, Howie, chafed
at the inactivity, and worried constantly
about his future in hockey. His room was
always crowded with his fans and well-
wishers, for whom he always" kept up a
ebeerynand carefree front. On March 8,
1937, he suffered a heart attack and died
shortly after, atthe age of 34.
Sports : fans throughout the nation
mourned his passing. His funeral service
was held in the Montreal Forum, and
15,000 people jammed the stands and
thousands more lined . the streets of his
funeral procession.
Throughout his life, Howie was honoured
with almost every award of the hockey
community. He won the Hart Trophy
several. times. He was one .of the first
players to be named to the Hockey Hall of
Fame, and in 1950, he was named the
Hockey Player of the Half -Century.
The Blyth play, Fire on Ice, recreates.
the atmosphere of. excitement and big
g
business speculation that surrounded the
major league°hockey teams at the time of
Howie's greatness. It was at that time that
the hockey leagues began their period of
great expansion.
The play is adapted from an original
script by Keith Roulston, who is well
known for his past successes, such as
McGillicuddy's Lost Weekend, His Own
Boss, and The Shortest Distance Between
Two Points. It features the original tunes
of John Roby, who wrote the musical for
one of Blyth's plays in the 1980 season, The
Life That Jack Built. David Fox directs the
production, and the cast features William
Dunlop, Graham McPherson, Sam
Robinson, Prank Scott and Keith Thomas.
Fire on Ice runs August 4, 5, 6 at 2 p.m.,
8, 10, 13, 14, 19, 2( at 2 p.m. and 22. For
tickets and information call (519) 523-9300,
(519)523-9225.
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