H. J. Sterling

Harry John Sterling (April 26, 1882May 23, 1959) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was elected president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1920, after serving as an Ontario Hockey Association executive and as president of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association. He declared that the CAHA would not tolerate the hockey "tourist" after becoming suspicious of players who changed their addresses to be on a new team. His investigation into registrations led to the suspension of a team from Saskatoon when it was discovered that players who won the gold medal representing Canada in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics were being paid for amateur hockey. His term as president resulted in the CAHA enacting stricter rules for registration and co-operation with the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada to investigate into all Canadian hockey players to maintain amateurism.

Thunder Bay connections

Harry John Sterling relocated to Fort William circa 1916, where he represented the Fort William Brokerage Company and was elected president of the Fort William and Port Arthur Grain Exchange in October 1917. He was elected to the Port Arthur city council in 1918, and later became secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Feed Manufacturing Company. As president of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association during the 1918–19 season, he worked with secretary W. Harold Taylor to revise the association's constitution and by-laws, appointed H. E. James as secretary, and oversaw the league's growth before being elected president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1920.

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