This Winnipeg-based hockey club was formed in 1890. It captured the Stanley Cup, then awarded in recognition of amateur championship, in February 1896, January 1901, and January 1902. Some members of the club up to 1912 were as follows:
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Member
Position
Year(s)
Gerald Bate Aldous (1885-1946)
?
?
J. E. Aldous
Centre
1910-1911
B
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
Centre, Captain, Honorary President
1894-1912
Basil G. Baker
Goal
1910-1911
H. Baker
?
1911-1912
Ralph Dennistoun Baker (1895-1960)
?
1911-1912
Fred Bawlf
Left Wing
1910-1912
William Richard Bawlf (1881-1972)
Vice-President
1910-1912
Ralph Keir Beairsto (1884-1950)
?
?
Charles S. “Charlie” Belcher
Rover
1910-1912
John Robinson “Bobby” Benson (1876-1952)
?
1896-1898
C. Boswell
?
1896-1897
Arthur J. “Art” Brown
Goal
1900-1901
H. Bruce
?
1897-1897
C
Frederick Todd Cadham (1880-1961)
Spare, Forward, Captain
1900-1903
Francis Caldwell
Centre
1910-1912
Colin J. “Toat” Campbell
Left Wing
1896-1900
George A. Carruthers
?
1900-1901
J. Carter
Vice-President
1897-1898
Abram Code (1868-1928)
Vice-President
1896-1897
D
S. Dion
?
1911-1912
E
F
Magnus L. Flett
Cover Point
1900-1907
Roderick McLeod “Roddy” Flett (1873-1927)
Point
1896-1903
H. Fowler
Point
1910-1912
G
Anthony B. “Tony” Gingras
Right Wing
1897-1903
Michael “Mike” Grant
Cover Point
1896
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Captain, Coach, Forward, President
1892-1901
H
Frederick Turner “Fred” Higginbotham (c1867-1896)
Point
1892-1896
Martin “Mart” Hooper
Trainer
1899-1901
Thomas A. “Addie” Howard
Forward, Captain
1892-1898
L. Howe
?
1896-1897
I
J
Charles W. “Charlie” Johnstone
Rover, Cover Point
1896-1902
K
William “Billy” Kean
?
1903
L
A. H. Logan
Secretary-Treasurer
1896-1897
M
S. Macdonald
?
1896-1897
Jack Marshall
Point, Spare
1900-1901
Bruce McBean (1873-1959)
?
?
John K. “Jack” McCulloch (1872-1918)
Counter Point and Vice President
1892-1893
George Henry “Whitey” Merritt (c1860-1916)
Goal, President
1892-1900
Leslie M. “Les” Moffatt
Cover, Captain
1910-1912
N
Claude Wearing Nash (1879-?)
Vice-President
1910-1912
Edward Barnet Nixon (1858-1918)
President
1896-1897
O
F. J. Olsen
?
1903
P
J. D. Pratt
President
1910-1912
Walter Pratt Jr.
Director
1900-1901
Q
R
Claude C. Robinson
Secretary-Treasurer
1910-1912
W. E. “Ted” Robinson
Captain, Secretary-Treasurer
1896-1901
Robert George Rogers (1889-1945)
?
?
W. N. Roxburgh
Centre
1899-1900
S
Frederick “Fred” Scanlon
Left Wing
1902-1903
G. H. Stead
Assistant Secretary
1910-1912
A. A. Strang
?
1896-1897
Harry Sullivan
Trainer
1910-1912
T
C. K. Temple
Forward
1892-1893
J. C. Thomson
Forward
1892-1895
U
V
W
John Calder Waugh (1874-1930)
Secretary-Treasurer
1892-1895
J. White
?
1896-1897
Henry Walter Whitla (1874-1956)
Secretary-Treasurer
1897-1898
G. A. Wickson
Right Wing
1910-1912
E. Burke Wood
Left Wing
1900-1902
X
Y
Z
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Auditorium Rink (242-244 York Avenue / 125 Garry Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Falcons
“Flawed games, splendid ceremonies: The hockey matches of the Winnipeg Vics, 1890-1903” by Morris Mott, Prairie Forum, 10(1): 169-187, 1985.
“An Immense Hold in the Public Estimation:” The First Quarter Century of Hockey in Manitoba, 1886-1911 by Morris Mott
Manitoba History, Number 43, Spring / Summer 2002
We gratefully acknowledge information from the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame used to compile this page.
We thank Dave Benson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 August 2026
