It’s fitting that a sixth-grade history teacher who loves hockey found a piece of hockey history. At a thrift store. In basketball-mad North Carolina. That’s what makes Chris Brindell-Watt’s story so compelling. Brindell-Watt, 49, has taught history and social studies at Cane Creek Middle School in Fletcher, North Carolina, for the past 12 years. He’s originally from … [Read more...]
World’s Oldest Hockey Stick Sold to Canadian Museum of History
The Canadian Museum of History has acquired what is being called the world’s oldest known ice hockey stick. Known as the Moffatt stick, it is believed to have been hewn in the 1830s in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from a single piece of sugar maple. The Museum purchased the artifact from Mark Presley of Nova Scotia through its donor-supported National Collection Fund. It will … [Read more...]
Up Close With Hockey Stick That May Be World’s Oldest
Is it the oldest surviving hockey stick? A Nova Scotia man has done enough research to feel pretty confident that it is. Now, it could pay off with a huge windfall. Now, the 92-year-old man who sold it to him says he deserves a cut. The stick had been in the barbershop of George Ferneough for decades. He finally sold the stick to Mark Presley for $987 in 20o08. Since … [Read more...]