1936 - 37 Kimberley Dynamiters The Kimberley Dynamiters represented Canada at the 1937 World Championship . This list is not complete . European Tour . Dec 23 8 - 2 ( 2 : 0 , 4 : 1 , 2 : 2 ) Paris Rapides History . From the WIHL League News Volume I Third Edition November 3 , 1972 The World Champions 1936 - 1937 Kimberley Dynamiters By Jack " Buck " Kavanaugh The Kimberley Dynamiters , besides being the first team to bring the Allan Cup west of Regina in 1936 , continued their terrific pace the following season by winning the World Championship , in a tournament played in London , England . Coach Achtzener didn ' t stand pat with his Allan Cup aggregation , and added three new faces to his team . Art Mackie and Ken Moore were dropped from the team for reasons that are still a mystery in Kimberley . Another two players left voluntarily , when team captain Harry Brown , and forward Jack Forsey , decided to play hockey in England that season . Forsey did , although he re - joined the Dynamiters for the championship round , after a very successful season in the strong English League - - and helped the Dynamiters considerably . Harry " Smiler " Brown had the misfortune of breaking his collar bone , and was sidelined for the remainder of the season . Achtzener sent to Edmonton for rookie defenceman Harry Robinson ; and to the Saskatoon Wesleys , where he picked up 20 year old forward Gordon Wilson - - who turned out to be a good investment for the Dynamiters . The other newcomer to make the overseas jaunt was George " Red " Goble , a real smoothy who moved over to the Dynamiters from the Nelson Maple Leafs . No Ice Coach Achtzener had his problems , for now that he had mustered a strong team . . . he had no ice to practice on , for Kimberley didn ' t get artifical ice in their arena until 1947 . He did manage to put his squad through a few light workouts at McGinty Lake - - when the weather co - operated . Both Trail and Nelson had artificial ice , and the Dynamiters managed three exhibition games ( with them ) , winning 5 - 3 in Trail November 13 , and followed through with two close victories in Nelson , by the scores of 4 - 2 and 5 - 3 . Mild weather kept the Dynamiters off the ice until November 23 , when they performed in Calgary and were held to a 4 - 4 tie . A large number of Kimberley fans made the trip to Cranbrook by car on November 22 , 1936 , to bid the champions adieu , and they started their long journey across Canada , playing a total of 14 exhibition games against the best senior teams through Canada . During the jaunt they managed to win 11 games , lost two , and tied one . They scored a total of 74 goals , while holding the opposition to only 30 markers . Tough Break Two days before the Dynamiters were to sail from Halifax on the Duchess of York , Hugo Mackie and goalie Eric " Swede " Hornquist were injured , when the taxi they were passengers in , collided with a street car in Saint John , New Brunswick . Mackie , one of the Dynamiter stalwarts , suffered a slight skull fracture , and Hornquist was finished for the season with torn knee ligaments and a minor leg fracture . Hugo Mackie managed to leave the hospital some time later , and joined the team in Switzerland . Winning the World Championship The World Series of hockey was played in London , England , with the Dynamiters winning all nine of their games . They did it in a convincing way , by scoring 60 goals ; and netminder Kenny " King " Campbell only allowed the opposition four goals - - and he managed to register six shutouts . After Hornquist ' s injury , Campbell was called on to play the entire European tour and the finals - - and came through with flying colours . In case of an injury to Campbell , the Dynamiters named forward Jim " Puffy " Kemp as the spare goaltender . England Defending Champions England ' s All - Stars were strong favourites to win the world title , for their squad was made up of entirely Canadian players who were born in England . It was a tough series for the defending world champion English team to lose - - for they lost one game and were scored on three times in nine outings - - and that was a 3 - 0 loss to the Dynamiters . Diminutive Ralph Redding paced the Dynamiters in scoring in the championship series , by banging in 11 goals . Puffy Kemp was right behind Redding with 10 markers ; followed by Fred Botterill with eight ; Gordon Wilson , eight ; Jack Forsey , eight ; Bill Burnett , six ; George " Red " Goble , six ; Paul Kozak , two ; and Doug Keiver , one . Canada ' s stiffest competition came from Switzerland , when they sneaked out a 2 - 1 overtime victory , with Red Goble scoring the winner . Goalie Kenny Campbell , ( who donned a Scottish golf cap on the ice during the games - Charlie ) , was the Dynamiters ' big hero in the game - - robbing the Swiss players of many sure goals . European Tour Prior to the participation in the World Championships the Dynamiters played a total of 28 exhibition games on the European Continent , winning 27 while losing none ; and played to one tie in Berlin . They outscored their opposition 144 goals to 32 . After celebrating their World Championship title , the Dynamiters made the big mistake of playing a number of exhibition games in England , and fared very badly against the various English teams made up of entirely Canadian players . Here are the players that performed for the Dynamiters in the World Championship : Ken Campbell ( Goal ) ; Bill Burnett , Tom Almack , Paul Kozak and Harry Robinson ( Defencemen ) ; Gordie Wilson , Fred Botterill , Doug Keiver , Ralph Redding , Red Goble , Jim " Puffy " Kemp and Hugo Mackie ( Forwards ) . See also . Canadian Team Overseas Exhibition Tours