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Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1950. T.M.Kellough was one of the Canadian born pioneers of
British ice hockey in the early 1930’s. He was the first captain of
the Grosvenor House Canadians, formed in 1931 at the Park Lane Ice Club
in the London hotel’s basement level rink. He became a regular in the
following season’s English National League line-up. Moving on to nearby Queens for the 1934/35 campaign, he
remained with the Bayswater club when his playing days were over,
becoming their chief organiser. By now, the team were a non-league
outfit and he arranged games at rinks up and down the country, including
taking the game to new venues such as Blackpool in December 1937. His
efforts behind the scenes helped many young upcoming players obtain
increased practise facilities. T.M.Kellough earned his nickname of ‘Doc’ after he
found time to serve as an honorary pre-war medical officer at Empress
Hall – home of the professional Earls Court Rangers. T.M.
‘Doc’ Kellough died during the winter of
1956/57. Compiled with research, provided by Martin C.Harris – July 1999. |
