Maritime hockey heritage (1959)

I remember this hockey sweater (my first - and last I expect). Wit was a Rangers fan - as many maritimers were in those days. The social connections between the maritime provinces and the New England states was a natural extension of the trade routes between the harbours of Halifax, Boston and New York. Since there were only six teams anyway, and a maritimer could get to New York or Boston faster than to Toronto (you couldn't cheer for a Quebec team, despite the Habs winning most of the silverware, in those days) it seemed natural to cheer for the 'hometown' team.