BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?

Subject: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: olddude
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:28 AM

got this old watch case, it reads
P. Rimstad
Thistle Hockey Club 1923-24
KENORA

now I know they won the very first Stanley Cup. Anyone heard of the player this case belonged to EH?

Dan

Thistle Hockey Club

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Becca72
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:50 AM

Here's a bit on the team...still working on finding this player...

Kenora Thistles

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 12:06 PM

thank you Becca, great info wish I could find the player

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,Bardford
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 09:09 PM

Could be Paul.
There is a reference here, but no other info. Another possibility is that P. Rimstad might have been a coach, manager, stickboy, team doctor, etc.

Hope you find him.

Hockey Research

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,Bardford
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 09:11 PM

Sorry, didn't check the surname spelling. Dangit. Suppose it still could be Paul, though...

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Becca72
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 10:29 AM

I had the same thought, Bardford. He might have been "front office" and not necessarily a player...

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 02:57 PM

Becca
PM me your address and I will send it to you ...
Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Becca72
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 03:07 PM

Dan, you are too kind! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Becca72
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 03:10 PM

Of course, if this is something you wish to keep for yourself, don't worry about lil ole me!

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 03:23 PM

its yours my friend

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 04:00 PM

I feel like this is an episode of "history detectives" Please let me know what you find.

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 06 Jul 12 - 09:33 PM

I agree Jack, I never knew I had it till my misses was making Jewelery out of my spare cases LOL ... I was just intrigued as to who the guy was .. we may never know

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 07 Jul 12 - 11:40 AM

Perhaps the "P" is for Paul but the research list gives no more information. Strange but that list also gives Maurice Richard with no information either.

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 07 Jul 12 - 11:53 AM

I found the Rocket listed as Joseph Richard. He used Maurice but it was his third given name.

Subject: RE: BS: Hey Hockey Fans, Need help Thistle ?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Apr 25 - 08:42 PM

from email from Roxanne Rimstead:

One of your members, olddude, found a case he thought was a watch case, inscribed P Rimstead and Kenora Thistles.
Your members wondered if P RIMSTAD was a playing team member.
P Rimstead stands for Paul Rimstead.
He was a member of the Kenora Thistles hockey team in the 1920's and was originally from Kenora. His younger brother Bill Rimstad played for the Kenora Thistles years later.
Paul played defence and was photographed with the team in uniform.

In 1927, Paul Rimstad received a diamond jubilee medal to celebrate 60 years of confederation.That same year, the Kenora Thistles won the league championship. They had won the Stanley Cup in 1907.
The case YOU FOUND was probably for the medal, and not for a watch.
You can see the same type of medal and case in the Canadian Museum of History online.
P Rmstad was my father.

BEST,
R RIMSTEAD (ENGLISH VS. NORWEGIAN SPELLING OF RIMSTAD)