2015 Gibson Cup series begins Thursday in Houghton
2015-03-15
The 2015 Gibson Cup highlights hockey’s oldest rivalry, the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in a best-of-three series March 19-21 in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Game 1 – Thursday, March 19 at Dee Stadium, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 – Friday, March 20 at Calumet Colosseum, 7:30 p.m. Game 3 (if needed) – ...
The 2015 Gibson Cup highlights hockey’s oldest rivalry, the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines in a best-of-three series March 19-21 in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.
The Gibson Cup is the third oldest trophy in all of hockey. It was created in 1938 for the Champion of the Northern Michigan-Ontario professional hockey league. The Cup is named after Doctor John L. Gibson, who was a player-coach and leading scorer for the Portage Lake teams from 1900 to 1905 including the World's Champion Hockey Portage Lake Hockey team in 1904. Gibson then helped organize the World's first Professional Hockey League with 5 teams playing 3 seasons 1904-07: the Portage Lakes, Calumet, Soo America, Soo Canada and Pittsburgh. Gibson was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
Since 1995 the cup has been awarded annually to the winner of the best-of-three series between the Wolverines and Pioneers. Learn more about the historic trophy by visiting cchockeyhistory.com.
- Game 1 – Thursday, March 19 at Dee Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
- Game 2 – Friday, March 20 at Calumet Colosseum, 7:30 p.m. [RSVP to Facebook event]
- Game 3 (if needed) – Saturday, March 31 at Dee Stadium, 5 p.m.
The Gibson Cup is the third oldest trophy in all of hockey. It was created in 1938 for the Champion of the Northern Michigan-Ontario professional hockey league. The Cup is named after Doctor John L. Gibson, who was a player-coach and leading scorer for the Portage Lake teams from 1900 to 1905 including the World's Champion Hockey Portage Lake Hockey team in 1904. Gibson then helped organize the World's first Professional Hockey League with 5 teams playing 3 seasons 1904-07: the Portage Lakes, Calumet, Soo America, Soo Canada and Pittsburgh. Gibson was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
Since 1995 the cup has been awarded annually to the winner of the best-of-three series between the Wolverines and Pioneers. Learn more about the historic trophy by visiting cchockeyhistory.com.