Winnipeg Rowing Club
Winnipeg Rowing Club (WRC) is a rowing club on the Red River in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. WRC provides adult and youth competitive rowing programs, and regularly sends crews to events like the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, Western Canada Summer Games and Canada Games. WRC also offers recreational and independent rowing.
From 1902 to 1906, the Winnipeg Rowing Club had an ice hockey team in the Manitoba Hockey Association. They were league champions in 1903 and 1904 and challenged the Ottawa Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup in 1904. Players on the team that challenged for the Stanley Cup include William Breen and Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Hall.
1904 Stanley Cup Challenge
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1903 | Ottawa Senators | 9–1 | Winnipeg Rowing Club | Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa |
| January 1, 1904 | Winnipeg Rowing Club | 6–2 | Ottawa | |
| January 4, 1904 | Ottawa Senators | 2–0 | Winnipeg Rowing Club | |
| Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1 | ||||
Roster
- Brown, Art - goal
- Browne, Percy E. - point
- Richards, S. Crawford - coverpoint
- William Breen - forward (captain)
- Joe Hall - forward
- Billy Bawlf - forward
- Claude Borland - forward
- Bennest, Clint - forward
- Harry Kirby - forward
Source: Coleman(1966), pg. 99–100. (Coleman list Nick Bawlf instead of Billy Bawlf)
After the first game of the series, Winnipeg added Eric Werge Hamber from the Toronto Argonauts ice hockey team.
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