In 1941, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) appointed a committee to write a history of hockey in Canada, led by James T. Sutherland, including W. A. Hewitt and Quebec hockey executive George Slater. [1] [2] In 1943, the committee concluded that hockey had been played in Canada since 1855, and that Kingston and Halifax had equal claims to be the birthplace of hockey, since both cities hosted games played by the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. The report also stated that Kingston had the first recognized hockey league in 1885, which merged into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890. [3] [4] A delegation from Kingston then went to the CAHA general meeting in 1943, and was endorsed to establish a Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston. [2]
In September 1943, Hewitt was named to the board of directors for selecting inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and sought recommendations by sportswriters from The Canadian Press and the Associated Press. [5] He was named chairman and secretary of the board of governors in 1944, [6] and the CAHA agreed to donate 25 per cent of its profits from the 1945–46 season to help erect a building for the hall of fame. [7] In May 1945, Hewitt announced that nine players were the first group of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [8] In October 1945, a special committee chosen by the board of governors named six "builders of hockey" to be added to the inaugural group of inductees. [9]
The Hockey Hall of Fame committee was incorporated in 1948, and elected an additional seven to its board of governors to give representation to a broader area. [10] Hewitt remained on the board of governors until 1950. [11] By September 1955, a building for the hall of fame had not been constructed in Kingston, when a group of businessmen from Toronto were given approval for a hall of fame building which opened at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 1961. A separate International Hockey Hall of Fame later opened in Kingston in 1965. [2]
In 1941, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) appointed a committee to write a history of hockey in Canada, led by James T. Sutherland, including W. A. Hewitt and Quebec hockey executive George Slater. [1] [2] In 1943, the committee concluded that hockey had been played in Canada since 1855, and that Kingston and Halifax had equal claims to be the birthplace of hockey, since both cities hosted games played by the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. The report also stated that Kingston had the first recognized hockey league in 1885, which merged into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890. [3] [4] A delegation from Kingston then went to the CAHA general meeting in 1943, and was endorsed to establish a Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston. [2]
In September 1943, Hewitt was named to the board of directors for selecting inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and sought recommendations by sportswriters from The Canadian Press and the Associated Press. [5] He was named chairman and secretary of the board of governors in 1944, [6] and the CAHA agreed to donate 25 per cent of its profits from the 1945–46 season to help erect a building for the hall of fame. [7] In May 1945, Hewitt announced that nine players were the first group of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [8] In October 1945, a special committee chosen by the board of governors named six "builders of hockey" to be added to the inaugural group of inductees. [9]
The Hockey Hall of Fame committee was incorporated in 1948, and elected an additional seven to its board of governors to give representation to a broader area. [10] Hewitt remained on the board of governors until 1950. [11] By September 1955, a building for the hall of fame had not been constructed in Kingston, when a group of businessmen from Toronto were given approval for a hall of fame building which opened at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 1961. A separate International Hockey Hall of Fame later opened in Kingston in 1965. [2]
Anatolii Ivanovich Brezvin ( Ukrainian: Анатолій Івановича Брезвін) (born 8 January 1956) is a Ukrainian ice hockey administrator.
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Born |
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania | 14 May 1939||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Played for | |||
National team |
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Playing career | 1959–1979 |
Dezideriu "Dezső" Varga (born 14 May 1939) is a Romanian former ice hockey player. Torriani Award (2024)
Dezideriu Varga was born on 14 May 1939, in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. [1] [2] His family are Szeklers; Romanian persons of Hungarian descent. [3] [4] [5]
Playing ice hockey as defenceman, [6] Varga stood 178 cm (70 in) tall, and weighed 80 kg (180 lb). [6] [7] He began playing professional hockey in 1959 with Recolta Miercurea Ciuc, later named Voința Miercurea Ciuc. [8] After leading Miercurea Ciuc to Romanian Hockey League titles in the 1959–60 and 1962–63 seasons, [2]
Varga transferred to the Steaua Rangers in Bucharest in 1965, [8] when he and four teammmates were drafted into military service. [4] [9] After the loss of players, teams from Miercurea Ciuc did not win another league championship during the remainder of his playing career. [4] [9] Varga won nine national titles and seven Romanian Cups with the Steaua Rangers, [10] [11] and retired from playing in 1979. [3] [5]
Varga has lived in Miercurea Ciuc since retirement, not attending any sports events. [3] [5] He received the Torriani Award from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2024, given to recognize career accomplishments by players from smaller hockey nations. The award inducted him into the IIHF Hall of Fame, with a ceremony on the last day of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. [1] [3] With the honor given on the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Ice Hockey Federation joining the IIHF, Varga became the third member of Romania men's national team from the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, along with Eduard Pana and Doru Tureanu. [13] He also became the first Szekler hockey player inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. [4]
Individual statistics from international play at the Olympic Games, and the Ice Hockey World Championships. [a]
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1964 | Romania | OLY | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1968 | Romania | OLY | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
1976 | Romania | OLY | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
1977 | Romania | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Olympic Games totals | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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In 1941, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) appointed a committee to write a history of hockey in Canada, led by James T. Sutherland, including W. A. Hewitt and Quebec hockey executive George Slater. [1] [2] In 1943, the committee concluded that hockey had been played in Canada since 1855, and that Kingston and Halifax had equal claims to be the birthplace of hockey, since both cities hosted games played by the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. The report also stated that Kingston had the first recognized hockey league in 1885, which merged into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890. [3] [4] A delegation from Kingston then went to the CAHA general meeting in 1943, and was endorsed to establish a Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston. [2]
In September 1943, Hewitt was named to the board of directors for selecting inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and sought recommendations by sportswriters from The Canadian Press and the Associated Press. [5] He was named chairman and secretary of the board of governors in 1944, [6] and the CAHA agreed to donate 25 per cent of its profits from the 1945–46 season to help erect a building for the hall of fame. [7] In May 1945, Hewitt announced that nine players were the first group of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [8] In October 1945, a special committee chosen by the board of governors named six "builders of hockey" to be added to the inaugural group of inductees. [9]
The Hockey Hall of Fame committee was incorporated in 1948, and elected an additional seven to its board of governors to give representation to a broader area. [10] Hewitt remained on the board of governors until 1950. [11] By September 1955, a building for the hall of fame had not been constructed in Kingston, when a group of businessmen from Toronto were given approval for a hall of fame building which opened at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 1961. A separate International Hockey Hall of Fame later opened in Kingston in 1965. [2]
In 1941, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) appointed a committee to write a history of hockey in Canada, led by James T. Sutherland, including W. A. Hewitt and Quebec hockey executive George Slater. [1] [2] In 1943, the committee concluded that hockey had been played in Canada since 1855, and that Kingston and Halifax had equal claims to be the birthplace of hockey, since both cities hosted games played by the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. The report also stated that Kingston had the first recognized hockey league in 1885, which merged into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890. [3] [4] A delegation from Kingston then went to the CAHA general meeting in 1943, and was endorsed to establish a Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston. [2]
In September 1943, Hewitt was named to the board of directors for selecting inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and sought recommendations by sportswriters from The Canadian Press and the Associated Press. [5] He was named chairman and secretary of the board of governors in 1944, [6] and the CAHA agreed to donate 25 per cent of its profits from the 1945–46 season to help erect a building for the hall of fame. [7] In May 1945, Hewitt announced that nine players were the first group of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [8] In October 1945, a special committee chosen by the board of governors named six "builders of hockey" to be added to the inaugural group of inductees. [9]
The Hockey Hall of Fame committee was incorporated in 1948, and elected an additional seven to its board of governors to give representation to a broader area. [10] Hewitt remained on the board of governors until 1950. [11] By September 1955, a building for the hall of fame had not been constructed in Kingston, when a group of businessmen from Toronto were given approval for a hall of fame building which opened at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 1961. A separate International Hockey Hall of Fame later opened in Kingston in 1965. [2]
Anatolii Ivanovich Brezvin ( Ukrainian: Анатолій Івановича Брезвін) (born 8 January 1956) is a Ukrainian ice hockey administrator.
Dezső Varga | |||
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Born |
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania | 14 May 1939||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Played for | |||
National team |
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Playing career | 1959–1979 |
Dezideriu "Dezső" Varga (born 14 May 1939) is a Romanian former ice hockey player. Torriani Award (2024)
Dezideriu Varga was born on 14 May 1939, in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. [1] [2] His family are Szeklers; Romanian persons of Hungarian descent. [3] [4] [5]
Playing ice hockey as defenceman, [6] Varga stood 178 cm (70 in) tall, and weighed 80 kg (180 lb). [6] [7] He began playing professional hockey in 1959 with Recolta Miercurea Ciuc, later named Voința Miercurea Ciuc. [8] After leading Miercurea Ciuc to Romanian Hockey League titles in the 1959–60 and 1962–63 seasons, [2]
Varga transferred to the Steaua Rangers in Bucharest in 1965, [8] when he and four teammmates were drafted into military service. [4] [9] After the loss of players, teams from Miercurea Ciuc did not win another league championship during the remainder of his playing career. [4] [9] Varga won nine national titles and seven Romanian Cups with the Steaua Rangers, [10] [11] and retired from playing in 1979. [3] [5]
Varga has lived in Miercurea Ciuc since retirement, not attending any sports events. [3] [5] He received the Torriani Award from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2024, given to recognize career accomplishments by players from smaller hockey nations. The award inducted him into the IIHF Hall of Fame, with a ceremony on the last day of competition at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. [1] [3] With the honor given on the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Ice Hockey Federation joining the IIHF, Varga became the third member of Romania men's national team from the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, along with Eduard Pana and Doru Tureanu. [13] He also became the first Szekler hockey player inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. [4]
Individual statistics from international play at the Olympic Games, and the Ice Hockey World Championships. [a]
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Romania | OLY | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1968 | Romania | OLY | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
1976 | Romania | OLY | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
1977 | Romania | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Olympic Games totals | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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