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Hockey players on Lower School Pond, 1916
A photo of SPS hockey players on Lower School Pond - a game against Exeter that took place in February of 1916, won by SPS 10-3. #ohrstromlibrary #ohrstromlibrarydigitalarchives #throwback #throwbackthursday #tbt #hockey #icehockey #pondhockey #blackice #1916 #spshistory #iamsps
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St. Paul’s School Hockey Team, 1908
St. Paul's School Hockey Team, 1908: This photograph features Hobart Amory Hare Baker, Form of 1909 - hockey legend Hobey Baker, second from the left. #ohrstromlibrary #ohrstromlibrarydigitalarchives #spshistory #iamsps #hockey #pondhockey #hobeybaker #legendsofhockey #blackice #1909 #hobartamoryharebaker
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From the Archives: The Cradle of American Hockey
In celebration of Matthews Family Hockey Day on Saturday, January 8th, as well as the arrival of black ice and a beautiful outdoor hockey rink on Lower School Pond, Ohrstrom Library has on display in the Upper Level display cases an exhibit of historic photographs and materials from the SPS Archives entitled “St. Paul’s School : the Cradle of American Hockey.” In St. Paul’s : the Life of a New England School, August Heckscher writes this of hockey at SPS: At first it had been an informal scrimmage on the ice, gradually settling into a more organized contest with eleven men to a side, playing with a square piece of…
