James T. Sutherland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hockey coach, executive, and developer
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Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
About James T. Sutherland
- James Thomas Sutherland (October 10, 1870 – September 16, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, and founding father of the game in Canada.
- Sutherland was a pioneer of hockey's early years, helping to developing amateur hockey, and spread the game's popularity throughout the country, and into the United States.
- He played in the inaugural season of the Ontario Hockey Association, and later coached and refereed the game.
- He founded the original Kingston Frontenacs, and later became president of the Ontario Hockey Association, and then the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
- He was instrumental in founding the Memorial Cup in 1919, and was at the forefront of the discussion on the origins of hockey. Sutherland was born into a military family, and was a travelling shoe salesman by trade.
- He served overseas in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, reaching the rank of Captain.
- Sutherland was the driving force behind the creation of the Hall of Fame, and later the International Hockey Hall of Fame.
- His many writings helped preserve the history of ice hockey in Canada, and his arguments for Kingston being the birthplace of hockey, is a major reason why the National Hockey League and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association selected Kingston as the original home of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- He was one of the original inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and often referred to as the "Father of Hockey".
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