The Great Bill K-The Greatest Voice of the Pembroke Lumber Kings
Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada was impressed when he heard a tape of the great Bill Kutshcke calling a Pembroke Lumber Kings game in the early 1960’s, so […]
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The Habs Come to Town-Opening Night at the PMC
The Pembroke Peach had waited four years to receive his Hall of Fame scroll. The Hall had called Frank Nighbor’s name in 1947, more than 15 years after he had […]
The First Game at the Pembroke Memorial Centre-70 Years Ago!
It was time to play a game at Pembroke’s new hockey arena. On Saturday, October 27, 1951 as last-minute construction continued on the Pembroke Memorial Centre, the Pembroke Senior Lumber […]
Pembroke Memorial Centre Marks 70th Anniversary
It has been seven decades since the Pembroke Memorial Centre opened its doors. The official opening was led by Ontario’s Governor General, Ray Lawson, on November 11, 1951 when close […]
What Makes the Pembroke Memorial Centre Special?
Hockey Night in Canada’s Twitter feed had some fun with hockey fans recently when it tweeted, “Name your favourite small-town hockey rink to play in and why?” The tweet generated […]
