Eddie Nichols – Remember The Maples

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On December 31st, 1924, the Amesbury Maples hockey team traveled to the Frog Pond (Bartlet Mall) in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to face the Crescents Sports Club. This was the first official game for the Maples organization as former managers Armand Hudon and Emilien “Mickey” Jutras assembled the best players from the Amesbury, Massachusetts area.

The road game vs. Newburyport was described as fast, rough, and interesting as this border war for sports dominance continued with the addition of this winter sports activity. After skating to a 5-5 tie in regulation, the visiting Maples and Crescents needed overtime to settle the score on the cold New Year’s Eve near the Newburyport Superior Court.

The Maples came away with a 6-5 victory over the host Newburyport Crescents, setting the tone for the Amesbury hockey organization to move forward, seeking competitive competition at home or taking their talents on the road. The Maples roster for this game featured center Eddie Nichols, right-wing Aurel Picard, left-wing Armand Roy, right-defenseman Gerard Proulx, left-defenseman Exie Martel, and goaltender Issie Lessard.

By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277 @AmesburyMaples

On December 28th, 1924, the Amesbury Maples played the organization’s first game in recorded history. After Maples managers Armand Hudon and Emilien Jutras spent the previous winter (1923/24) scouting talent from the local shop leagues in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to build their own town team that would rival other clubs.

On Monday, December 28th, the newly formed Amesbury Maples ice hockey team traveled to the Frog Pond Rink in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to play the Crescents Winter Sports Club. The Frog Pond is located off of High Street in Newburyport and near the Superior Court House, which today is called Bartlet’s Mall. The Crescents were an all-season sports club made up of Newburyport residents and talented athletes playing ice hockey in the winter, basketball in the fall/winter, baseball in the summer, and football in the fall.

The host Newburyport Crescents and visiting Amesbury Maples played an intense back-and-forth game in front of hundreds of spectators. Both clubs played a fast and rough game, and after regulation ended in a 5-5 tie, the Crescents and Maples played an overtime period that lasted 30 minutes. After the overtime session, it was the visiting Maples who came out triumphant with a 6-5 victory and the first ever as an organization.

The Amesbury Maples hockey team roster for the road game in Newburyport against the host Crescents involved the players below. Some of the first names I was unable to find in my research.

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Right Wing Chumpie Burbank

Right Wing M. Burbank

Center Eddie Nichols

Center Aurel Picard

Left Wing Charley Broderick

Right Defense Kim Scott

Left Defense Dick Walsh

Goaltender P. Parker