Interview with Marion McQueen

Partial Transcript: My name is Marion McQueen, I live in the town of Lincoln. Years ago, 1953-54 the St. Catharines TeePees for the first time brought the Junior A title to St. Catharines…

Segment Synopsis: Marion discusses when the St. Catharines TeePees brought the first Junior A title to St. Catharines in 1953-1954. Her parents had seasons tickets to the TeePees so they went to every game that season, and she followed the TeePees to Toronto for the championship with her friends in her parents’ car. She then shares that TeePees captain Brian Cullen won the Tilson Trophy as the season’s Most Valuable Player.

Keywords: Brian Cullen; Friendship; Hockey -- Player; Memorial Cup; Relationship; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines TeePees; Tilson Trophy

Subjects: Junior A Hockey

Partial Transcript: Huge fan in the ‘50s of the St. Catharines TeePees, and of course we had a sports writer called Jack Gatecliff...

Segment Synopsis: Marion shares a Jack Gatecliff sports article that she found funny. The article shares the procession of a St. Catharines TeePees game against the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors, and Gatecliff recounts a game play by play of the rowdiness of one fan in attendance.

Keywords: Hockey -- Fan; Jack Gatecliff; Memorabilia; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines TeePees; Toronto St. Michael's Majors

Subjects: Broadcasting/Media; Junior A Hockey

Partial Transcript: I’m talking about the St. Catharines TeePees the year they won the championship and first title they brought to the city of St. Catharines…

Segment Synopsis: Marion elaborates on her memories of the St. Catharines TeePees the year they won the championship in 1954. She lists all the players in the championship game, the goals scored, and the penalties taken. Marion mentions how happy everyone in St. Catharines was following the TeePees’s victory. She then discusses building the scrapbooks she brought in and how she put them together when she was 17-years-old.

Keywords: Friendship; Hockey -- Fan; Hockey -- Player; Memorial Cup; Scrapbook; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines TeePees

Subjects: Junior A Hockey; Memorabilia