Fred Page
Frederick Page (September 29, 1915 – December 23, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and ice hockey referee. He originated from Port Arthur, Ontario, where he played junior ice hockey, refereed locally and later at the Memorial Cup and Allan Cup competitions. He was a league executive in Fort William, then served as president of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association from 1958 to 1962. He was elected second vice president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1962, and rose up the ranks to be its president from 1966 to 1968. Page wanted the CAHA to gain more control over its affairs, and become less dependent on the National Hockey League (NHL). Under his leadership, the NHL ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey teams. He was instrumental in negotiating the revised agreement for the NHL Amateur Draft in 1967, and later served as co-chairman of the resulting joint player development committee.
Thunder Bay connections
Fred Page (September 29, 1915 – December 23, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and referee who was born in Port Arthur and grew up playing minor ice hockey there. He played junior ice hockey for the Port Arthur Juniors, winning the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association (TBAHA) championship in 1934–35, and finished his playing career in 1938–39 with the Nipigon Intermediates. From 1940 to 1948 he was a referee and coach in Fort William minor hockey, then officiated for the TBAHA from 1948 to 1954, and refereed the first game played at the Fort William Gardens when it opened on March 6, 1951. He became an executive with the Fort William Minor Hockey Association in 1948 and was elected its president in 1951, later serving on the TBAHA executive committee from 1954 and as its president; he also arranged exhibition games at the Fort William Gardens against teams from the Soviet Union and Japan, and co-chaired the Port Arthur Bearcats European tour in 1961–62. He was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
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