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Hull-Ottawa at Kitchener-Waterloo, February 22, 1961

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Cliff Pennington.

The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens visited the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers on this date in 1961. The Canadiens were atop the EPHL table with 78 points, the Beavers third with 59.

The Beavers were the former Trois-Rivières Lions who had played in the Quebec Hockey League from 1955 till 1959 and in the EPHL in its inaugural season. In 1960 the Lions relocated to Kitchener in search of higher attendance figures. The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium had become available when the Kitchener Dutchmen ended their run there. The Dutchmen had been members of the OHA’s Senior A league, but played a shortened season in 1959-60 in order to represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they won silver. Cliff Pennington was on that Olympic team.

Pennington was a hot property in 1961. He had scored 62 goals as a junior with the Flin Flon Bombers in 1958-59. He led the EPHL in scoring in 1960-61, despite being called up to the Montreal Canadiens. But he would go on to play only one complete and two partial seasons in the NHL, mostly with Boston.

The Beavers were affiliates of the New York Rangers. Clubs in that part of Ontario had been feeding the Rangers system for years. The Kitchener Rangers of the OHL reflect that history in their name and uniform.

There’s a Trois-Rivières Lions in the ECHL today.

First period: goal by Gray (Hull).

Second period: goal by Ronson (Kitchener).

Third period: goals by Ellett (Hull) and Stratton (Kitchener).

Final score: 2 all.

Pennington’s Shirriff coin.

Ricki Lamie

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Ricki Lamie is back at Queen’s Park. He first played for them in 2013-14. And he played for Morton from 2014 to 2018. Source.

Morton visit Lesser Hampton for a match against Queen’s Park. Morton are fifth sixth with 30 points, Queen’s Park eighth with 24. Morton are 1 point off last year’s pace.

This is Queen’s Park’s fourth year in the Championship. They finished 2022-23 third with 58 points, 2023-24 eighth with 43, and 2024-25 eighth with 35. They are roughly on track to equal last year’s performance.

[Queen’s Park 3 – 2 Morton. Morton goal by Wilson and an own goal.]

The other Championship matches:
Raith Rovers (7th) (6th) 0 – 0 St Johnstone (1st) (yesterday)
Arbroath (3rd) [4 – 2] Dunfermline Athletic (6th)
Ayr United (4th) [0 – 0] Ross County (10th)
Partick Thistle (2nd) [1 – 0] Airdrieonians (9th)

Other matches:
SV Darmstadt 98 [2 – 1] Fortuna Düsseldorf
Wick Academy [1 – 2] Turriff United
Celtic B [3 – 1] Clydebank
Greenock [1 – 1] Maryhill
Yoker Athletic [0 – 2] Port Glasgow
Coldstream [2 – 0] Burntisland Shipyard
Rossvale [4 – 0] Morton Women (tomorrow)
Elfen Saitama [0 – 1] Omiya Ardija (tomorrow)

J1 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 3:
Yokohama F Marinos (9th) [0 – 2] Urawa Red Diamonds (4th)
Tokyo Verdy (1st) [2 – 2] Machida Zelvia (3rd) [Verdy win on PK]
Kawasaki Frontale (2nd) [1 – 2] FC Tokyo (6th)
Kashima Antlers (5th) [2 – 0] Kashiwa Reysol (10th)
Mito HollyHock (7th) [1 – 1] JEF United (8th) [Mito win on PK] (tomorrow)

Scottish Junior Cup, R5:
Dundee Violet [0 – 1] Johnstone Burgh
Fraserburgh United [0 – 3] Largs Thistle

West of Scotland League Cup, R4:
Irvine Meadow XI [3 – 1] Benburb

North Caledonian Cup, R1:
Golspie Sutherland [3 – 8] Invergordon

2025-26 UEFA Europa League, knockout playoff, leg 1 (February 19):
Celtic 1 – 4 VfB Stuttgart

2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, league phase, matchday 8:
Machida Zelvia 3 – 2 Chengdu Rongcheng (February 17)
FC Seoul 2 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (February 17)
Johor Darul Ta’zim 1 – 0 Vissel Kobe (February 17)
Machida Zelvia, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe all advance.

2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, Group of 16, leg 2:
Gamba Osaka 2 – 1 Pohang Steelers (February 19)
Gamba advance.

Former HFX Wanderers and Scrosoppi FC forward Tomasz Skublak has signed with Inter Toronto.

Historical matches:
1891/2/21 Partick Thistle 2 – 3 Morton
1931/2/18 Motherwell 3 – 0 Morton
1931/2/21 Hibs 1 – 1 Morton
1953/2/21 Morton 1 – 4 Rangers (Sc Cup R3)
1981/2/21 Dundee United 1 – 0 Morton

1890-91 SFL results:
1891/2/21 Dumbarton 2 – 2 Celtic
1891/2/21 Hearts 1 – 0 St Mirren
1891/2/21 Third Lanark 4 – 1 Vale of Leven
1891/2/21 Rangers 2 – 1 Cambuslang