The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.2002, Page 17

Vol. 57 #3
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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fans realized the situation and the Falcons
bravely fought to shake off the exhaustion
that only a strenuous season of hockey can
bring on. The final result of 4-3 in favour of
Souris indicated that the Southern
Manitobans were able to slip in four mark-
ers on individual forays and long tantaliz-
ing shots and pack their defence almost
throughout.
Professional Leagues Wrought Havoc -
The 1923-1924 season marked the team’s
amalgamation with the Winnipeg Tigers,
the combined team operating under the
name of “Falcon-Tigers.” For some years,
the Falcons did not appear on the hockey
map largely because the professional teams
of the United States and Canada found
among these Winnipeg boys some of the
finest material available for their teams,
while at the same time there were few, if
any, Icelandic boys coming up to take the
places of those who were stepping out into
higher company. Such great names
throughout the whole hockey world as
Frank Fredrickson, Mike Goodman,
“Slim” Halderson, Bobby Benson, Cully
Wilson (an old Viking man), Konnie
Johannesson, Art Somers and many others
had gone on to fame and achievement after
FIRST LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL JUNIOR TEAM
Circa 1937
Back row: Jon Johnson, Alex Watt, Murray Dempsey. Middle row:
Bill Eager, Alan Finnbogason, Cliff Stone, George Johnson, Ted
Thorsteinson. Front row: Stefan Johnson, Ragnar Swanson.
Inset, left: Stony Stone, manager. Inset, right: Harvey Benson, coach.