The Schnarr Hockey Family

Amongst the many hockey players, native to Kitchener, who attained considerable fame over the years must be included the eight players who appear in the above group team picture.

All are sons of the late John H. Schnarr of Kitchener who coached, trained and managed this family team, unique indeed in the annals of team sports. It won twenty out of twenty-two games played against all-star teams in Toronto and New York, and as well, won many games in competition with top-ranking clubs in other American and Canadian cities. These achievements resulted in headline recognition in the press of both countries.

The boys were taught to skate at the earliest possible age, followed by constant practising of the then finer points of the game on their own ice surface adjacent to their home, and on other available rinks in the area. There was a spread of sixteen years between the youngest and the oldest, the latter being in his thirties during the period of the team’s unusual accomplishments. John Schnarr father died in Kitchener in 1935.