The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in three incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.
Frank Andrew Parker was an amateur & later professional American male tennis player of Polish immigrant parents who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. He won four Grand Slam singles titles as well as three doubles titles.
Richard Savitt was an American tennis player.
Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C., and turned 100 in November 2013. During his career he won five Grand Slam doubles tournaments and was a member of the winning Davis Cup team on three occasions.
Annis Paul Stukus was a Canadian football player, coach and general manager, and ice hockey general manager.
Gogie Stewart was a multi-sport athlete from British Columbia, notably a former Canadian soccer player and lacrosse player. He was a three-time national soccer champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver City FC (1950) and Westminster Royals FC as well as a two-time national lacrosse champion with Vancouver Burrards (1949) and Nanaimo Timbermen (1956). He was one of Canada's starting inside forwards during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957. After his retirement, he became an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.
Eric William Sturgess was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ranked World No. 6 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph in both 1948 and 1949.
Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. They also oversee the Canada Davis Cup team and the Canada Fed Cup team. Tennis Canada was formed in 1890 and is a full member of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Tennis Canada operates under the auspices of Sport Canada, and is a member of the Canadian Olympic Association. Tennis Canada’s event management team is directly responsible for all national and international competitions in Canada, including junior, senior and wheelchair championships.
John Alexander Wright M.D., C.M. was a Canadian tennis player and physician and surgeon. He won the singles title at the Canadian Open in 1927, 1929 and 1931.
Lorne Main was a Canadian world-class amateur tennis player who competed in 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. Main was ranked No.1 in Canada for men's singles in 1951, 1953, and 1954. He won the singles titles of the Monte Carlo tennis championship and the Belgian Open Championships in 1954, both on red clay, and was an integral Canada Davis Cup team member during the early 1950s. Still competing competitively into his 80s, Main was highly ranked, including world No. 1, within ITF Veterans, Seniors (Masters), and Super Seniors player during the 1990s and 2000s.
Modesto "Tito" Vázquez is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina.
Gerald Mandl is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Josef Brabenec Jr. is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Juan Arredondo Chavez was a Mexican tennis player.
Robert Bettauer is a Canadian tennis broadcaster and former professional player. He is also a former national tennis coach who led the 1988 and 1992 Olympics teams.
John Picken is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Paul Arden Willey was a Canadian tennis player and winner of the Ontario Tennis Championships in 1954 and the 1956 ILTF British Columbia Lawn Tennis Championships. He represented Canada in the Davis Cup.
Robert Dudley Murray was a Canadian tennis player.
Armando Vega Iñiguez was a Mexican tennis player.
Pierre Lamarche is a Canadian former tennis player and coach.
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