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32-634: It also was known as the Manitoba Hockey League and Manitoba Professional Hockey League in following years. The Manitoba Hockey Association was formed on November 11, 1892 to organize ice hockey play in Manitoba. In 1904, it would absorb the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association league, and include the Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles team from the province of Ontario . Kenora, ON

64-548: A best-of-three series in Ottawa. The Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. However, poor soft ice conditions in Ottawa played a major factor as Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2. The Winnipeg Tribune The Winnipeg Tribune was a metropolitan daily newspaper serving Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada from January 28, 1890, to August 27, 1980. The paper

96-543: A collection of over 500,000 photographs, 250,000 newspaper clippings arranged into morgue files, and microfilm copies of the newspaper. In 1994, the Lion's Club announced its intention to build an 18-storey apartment tower on the old Winnipeg Tribune site. To be called Tribune Towers, it would be for seniors 55 and older and contain 132 suites. There would have been skywalk connections to the Millennium Library . The project

128-463: A reserve player. Debate focused on whether these leagues were an equal level of senior hockey, or a lower level of intermediate hockey. The issue was temporarily resolved by asking permission from the other league for the player to be a reserve in another league. The issue resurfaced again in the national playoffs for the Allan Cup . Trustees for the cup struggled to determine player eligibility since there

160-662: A senior amateur hockey league in Winnipeg affiliated with the Manitoba Amateur Athletic Association. Robinson coached the Victorias to a Manitoba Hockey League (MHL) championship for the 1908–09 season, and felt that his team could have competed for the newly-established Allan Cup , although challenges from senior ice hockey teams were accepted only from Eastern Canada at the time. The Winnipeg Monarchs led by Fred Marples , made arrangements to play and practice at

192-537: The Trib Lifestyle section separately. Within a few months, circulation gained 30,000 paid readers, which made the upgrade a success. A few days before the design change, on September 1, all private sale listings were made in the classified ads free in the form of a Want-Ad Free-for-All promotion. That was because of fierce competition with the Winnipeg Free Press . In March 1979, it bought some space atop

224-564: The Tribune decided to differentiate itself from the Free Press by creating a locally-written tabloid, Trib Magazine , which started on November 24, 1979. In the late 1970s, the Tribune started publishing the weekend color comics in booklet form as "collectible comics." It was one of the first newspapers (and one of the very few in Canada) to use that short-lived format. The first issue, Vol.1 No.1,

256-785: The Winnipeg Amphitheatre for the 1912–13 season. The decision caused a rift within the league which had an agreement from the previous season to play all games at the Winnipeg Auditorium , which was preferred by the Winnipeg Hockey Club and the Winnipeg Victorias . Marples and the Monarchs felt that the league did not have the authority to bind any club to any single rink, and that the Amphitheatre had better amenities for

288-632: The Winnipeg General Strike in 1919, the newspaper sided with the Citizens' Committee of 1000 and declared, "Winnipeg is now under the Soviet system of government." It was bought by Southam Newspapers in 1920. In 1922, the Winnipeg Tribune launched a radio station, CJNC-AM, that broadcast on the frequency 410 kHz and closed down a year later, on March 9, 1923. Said the station manager at

320-487: The 1914–15 season, the league adopted all Allan Cup rules and player eligibility. The league also supported formation of the Winnipeg Intermediate Hockey League for the second-tier teams of its clubs, and appointed Robinson chairman of the intermediate league. The Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League included teams composed of military personnel for the 1915–16 season, and raised funds to support soldiers and

352-726: The Casa Loma building ( Portage Avenue & Sherbrook Street) to hold Winnipeg's largest billboard. It read, "[logo] With the Trib, it's Winnipeg. First." The billboard was designed by the advertising firm Martel-Stewart Ltd., and was larger than any that had been billboard seen in Winnipeg; it was also the largest in Western Canada . It measured 23 feet tall by 60 feet wide and had 4,200 light bulbs. The billboard space had been used by Export A cigarettes as early as 1959. When Southam's weekend magazine The Canadian merged with FP Newspapers' Weekend ,

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384-570: The Kenora Thistles, then lost the second Allan Cup challenge in a one-game final to the Regina Victorias . Allan Cup trustee Claude C. Robinson, suggested that a governing body be formed for hockey in Canada, which was echoed by similar calls from The Winnipeg Tribune and the Winnipeg Free Press . The league met on June 23, 1914, to form a governing body to oversee hockey in Manitoba. Taylor

416-804: The MPHL, the MHA started the MHL amateur senior league in 1908–09. The Winnipeg Falcons , which entered the league in 1915, would win the 1920 championship, then win the Allan Cup national championship. As Allan Cup winners, the Falcons were selected to represent Canada at the 1920 Olympics , where the team would win the first Olympic gold medal for ice hockey. Notes: WAHL = Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League, MMHL = Manitoba Military Hockey League ‡ Allan Cup winners. † Olympic champions. Manitoba %26 Northwestern Hockey Association The Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association

448-562: The Monarchs refused to defend the Allan Cup. Marples considered the Strathconas to be a reserve team for the Monarchs and that the decision was unfair to his team. After three days of negotiating, the Monarchs agreed to play without Irvin in a one-game Allan Cup challenge versus the Kenora Thistles , instead of the customary two-game series decided on total goals scored. The Monarchs won versus

480-558: The Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League, and both were re-elected for the 1913–14 season. The league chose to play its games at both the Amphitheatre and the Auditorium; and appointed a board of on-ice officials to avoid in-season arguing over the selection of officials, as suggested by Marples. In January 1914, the league debated whether players from leagues from elsewhere in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario were eligible to be

512-478: The closing: We have some important news for you. Some of you may not consider it good news. The Tribune will give its last radio concert next Friday night. It will then dismantle its radio equipment and retire permanently from the broadcasting field. In 1942, the newspaper published a famous army publicity photo of Mary Greyeyes , the first Indigenous woman to enlist in the Canadian Women's Army Corps . The photo

544-625: The closure happened at the same time as the closing of the Ottawa Journal . In 1980, the Ottawa Journal had been purchased by Thomson Newspapers and was closed. That left Southam's Ottawa Citizen as the only major newspaper in Ottawa and the Thompsons' Winnipeg Free Press the only major newspaper in Winnipeg. The Royal Commission on Newspapers , popularly known as the Kent Commission,

576-722: The old Winnipeg Sun closed down. The initial edition contained four pages of local, national and international news. It was then in competition with two other newspapers: the Manitoba Free Press and the Winnipeg Telegram . In 1914, the Tribune moved its editorial offices from the Exchange area to the Central Business District area of downtown on Smith Street. It remained there until it closed in August 1980. During

608-479: The person to contact the switchboard operator first. By the mid-1970s, daily circulation began to slip to 70,000 and was falling. The Southam chain decided on a total redesign of the paper. The new design made its debut on September 6, 1975. Although the offset press could print a 112-page newspaper, the September 6 edition was 124 pages, including the 48-page Trib Classifieds . That forced the press operators to print

640-446: The players and spectators. As a compromise to have an outside person settle the disagreement, W. F. Taylor was elected president of the league; and Marples was elected as the secretary-treasurer. Taylor then cast a tie-breaking vote to uphold a decision by the previous executive to play all league games at the Auditorium. The Winnipeg Tribune wrote that the leadership of Taylor and Marples had brought peace and financial stability to

672-590: The war effort. The league was renamed to the Winnipeg Patriotic Hockey League. During World War I , the league donated a portion of profits towards patriotic funds to support the war effort. The Monarchs repeated as league champions in the 1914–15 season and defeated the Melville Millionaires to win the 1915 Allan Cup . Robert McKay succeeded Taylor as league president in 1915, as registration of players decreased due to enlistments during

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704-675: The war. The league renamed itself the Patriotic Hockey League as of the 1915–16 season, which saw the Winnipeg 61st Battalion win the 1916 Allan Cup . The Winnipeg Patriotic Hockey League became the Winnipeg Military Hockey League during the 1917–18 season, and its teams were temporarily renamed for battles fought during the war. † Stanley Cup winner. ‡ Stanley Cup winner. † Brandon and Kenora only played one game in 1907–08 season before ceasing play. In parallel with

736-602: Was an early senior-level men's amateur ice hockey league, founded in 1903, and played one season, 1903-1904 before joining the Manitoba Hockey Association . It operated in the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of Canada , and was an important league in the early development of ice hockey in Canada. League Leaders In March 1903, the Rat Portage Thistles would challenge the Ottawa Senators in

768-493: Was appointed chairman and Marples was appointed secretary of a provisional commission which later became the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA), and sought to merge into a national commission when such a body became established. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) was founded on December 4, 1914, with Taylor elected as its first president, and Robinson elected as its first secretary. For

800-625: Was created in 1980 in response to allegations of collusion following the same-day closings of the Thomson-owned Ottawa Journal and the Southam-owned Winnipeg Tribune . The last issue, with the headline "It's Been 90 Great Years", remains a collector's item to this day. A number of employees from the Tribune later helped form the Winnipeg Sun . The University of Manitoba archives and special collections holds

832-401: Was founded by R.L. Richardson and D.L. McIntyre who acquired the press and premises of the old Winnipeg Sun newspaper. It was often viewed as a liberal newspaper focused on local news and events. The paper was owned by Southam Inc at the time of its demise. It was frequently referred to as The Trib . The Winnipeg Tribune began publishing on January 28, 1890, as a city newspaper, after

864-506: Was never completed. In April 2013, an Ontario-based real estate investment firm, Fortress Real Development , announced a 45-storey 'SkyCity' condominium project at the old site. However, in 2018 or 2019, the project was cancelled for financial issues relating to the investment and development company. The University of Manitoba Library digitized all the paper's pages between 1890 and 1980 and has made it freely available online. A documentary, 'The Trib: The Story of an Underdog Newspaper',

896-483: Was no authoritative national body to classify leagues by the level of play, and determine who was a senior level player compared to an intermediate level player. The Monarchs won the regular season title and were chosen to defend the first challenge for the 1914 Allan Cup on behalf of the league. When Allan Cup trustee William Northey ruled that Dick Irvin of the Winnipeg Strathconas was ineligible to compete,

928-723: Was originally named Rat Portage. In 1905, the league started to have professional players, and renamed itself the Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL). This lasted until the end of the 1908–09 season, when several teams folded. E. A. Gilroy served on the league executive and coached the Portage la Prairie team. Teams in the league also competed for the Fit-Reform Cup , the Western Canada championship. In November 1908, Claude C. Robinson led efforts to establish

960-424: Was published September 24, 1977. The final issue, Vol.4 No. 34, was published August 23, 1978, when the strips returned to the main edition. The trademark name is now owned by the paper's old rival, the Winnipeg Free Press . On August 27, 1980, without warning, the Tribune was abruptly closed, and 375 people were out of work. Gene Telpner joked that he had just gotten new drapes and furniture. Val Werier , who

992-586: Was soon picked up by British newspapers overseas. On Friday, September 5, 1969, the Tribune replaced its small user-folded TV listings printed on yellow paper with a glossy-covered 32-page booklet, TV Times , which was also featured in the Ottawa Citizen and the Montreal Gazette . On Sunday, June 21, 1970, a new Centrex telephone system was installed for advertisers and subscribers to use when they called. This allowed direct dialing without requiring

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1024-422: Was with the Trib for 35 years, said that it was a shocking moment. However, people in the pressroom knew that something was coming because management had stopped the presses that morning. The presses had only stopped on a rare occasion, and when they stopped, it was only for major events. Shockwaves moved through the community also, and many Winnipeggers were angry about losing a competing public voice. Worse yet,

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