J. Lloyd Turner Highlights

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1884:  Early 1900’s Born in Elmvale and attended School in Barrie

Mid-1900’s:  Moved to Sault Ste. Marie and played hockey with well-known brothers
                       George, Harold & Howard McNamara. 

1906:  Moved to Fort Frances to become Player/Manager of  City Hockey Club. 
            Worked as an ice-maker and personnel manager in the arena.

1907:  Moved to Calgary.  Was a Pro Baseball Catcher and the only non-American
            in the League.  He managed local arenas and the money earned paid for
            his baseball equipment.

1914:  He oversaw the transformation of the Sherman Arena to a hockey rink from
            a roller skating arena.  Built a league and a team that won the Provincial
           Amateur Title that year.

1915:  Fire destroyed the arena.  He established an open-air rink to keep the team going.

1918:  Lloyd leased the Horse Show Building at the Calgary Exhibition Grounds and had
            ice put in.  The Western Hockey League was started under his direction with two
            teams in Calgary and two teams in Edmonton.  Later expansion saw Saskatoon,
            Regina, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and Portland join the League

1924:  Managed the Calgary Tigers to the finals of the Stanley Cup. They were defeated
            by Montreal

1925:  Lloyd won a League Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota

1926–1929:  Moved to Seattle where he managed that team in the Pacific Coast League

1931:  Moved back to Calgary.  Re-established the Western Hockey League and also
            introduced artificial ice to the Calgary Arena.

1930–1950:  Lloyd’s Greatest Achievement was during the early 1930’s he played
                        an integral role in the re-establishment of the Allan Cup, the championship
                        for Senior Amateur Hockey.  He convinced the CAHA President,
                        Dr. WG Hardy to host the finals in Calgary and guaranteed the League
                        $1500/game. Lloyd also personally financed special trains that were used
                        to transport fans from a 150 mile distance of Calgary. The strategy worked,
                        the building was full and the Allan Cup became a storied success.  The
                        status of the finals, played in Calgary over the next number of years helped
                        the CAHA grow.

1932:  Headed a company that installed artificial ice in Calgary's Victoria Arena and
            commenced a trend across the Prairies

1945/48/50:  Coached and Won Allan Cup Championship with Calgary Stampeder Hockey
                        Team

1950:  Became the manager of Calgary's  newly constructed multi-purpose Stampede Corral 
            that opened in December and where he displayed his significant photographic collection
            of sports and entertainment history

1958:  Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder.  One of the Original 25 Members
            of the HHOF

1964   September 25 & 26 Testimonial for J. Lloyd Turner, "Calgary's Mr. Hockey" on the
            occasion of his retirement as manager of Stampede Corral

1976:  April 7th passed away

1980:  Inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a Builder

2014:  Inducted into the Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame

 

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