Toronto Eaton's

Toronto Eaton's
CityToronto, Ontario
 CAN
LeagueOntario Hockey Association
Operatedc. 1909–1912
Home arenaExcelsior Rink
ColorsBlue and White
Owner(s)Eaton's
Head coachEddie Powers
CaptainFrank Rankin
Frank Rankin with the Toronto Eaton's.

The Toronto Eaton's (or Eatons), of the Eaton Athletic Association, were an amateur ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, playing in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The team got its name from the Canadian department store chain founded by Timothy Eaton that was once the largest in the country.

The Toronto Eaton's had its short-lived heyday in the early 1910s, when it was spearheaded by future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Frank Rankin and won back-to-back OHA championships in 1910–11 and 1911–12.[1] The team also challenged for the 1912 Allan Cup, as amateur champions of Canada, but lost to the Winnipeg Victorias.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ "Frank Rankin Has Achieved a Great Record in Amateur Hockey" Winnipeg Tribune. Jan. 25, 1913 (p. 7). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ "The Vics rout Eaton's team" Toronto World. Mar. 12, 1912 (p. 4). Retrieved 2022-08-09.


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