Player Profiles: Heroes and Pioneers (1800s-1949)

The early hockey greats who either hailed from or played in Alberta were a collection of rogues, innovators and thrill-seekers.

For greats like Lester Patrick, Edmonton was a stopover on the way to bigger and better things to come on the west coast. For Eddie Shore, Edmonton was the place to earn a reputation as the hardest hitter in the game. For Sweeney Schriner, Alberta was an escape from a hostile life in his native Russia. For Frank Boucher, it was the Wild West, a place to seek adventure and to play a little hockey on the side.

Legends, all of them—and then some. In this section, we look at some of the great heroes from the early days of hockey in Alberta.

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