The Famous Bentleys

Thin card covers, saddle stitched with staples, 32 pages (9-24 paginated), 8x10 in - 20.5x25 cm, B&W illustrations and photographs.

Covers soiled, creased, and lightly worn. Faint tidelines to front cover at spine edge; back cover rough at bottom with closed tear at top. Staples rusting. Pages tanned; pp.27-32 bear short closed tears at fore edge.

Walter R. Thurn was a Saskatchewan educator who earned the nickname “The Battling School Principal” for his boxing and athletic achievements (including a 1937 provincial welterweight championship). In this souvenir booklet, Thurn celebrates the Bentley hockey family of Delisle, Saskatchewan. The five Bentley brothers : Max, Doug, Reg, Roy, and Wyatt (“Scoop”). Thurn summarizes their accolades and achievements, then dives into a history of the brothers’ upbringing and hockey careers. The booklet covers various levels of competition, including the Bentleys’ first games with the Delisle Tigers, senior hockey with the Drumheller Miners, and professional careers in the NHL. Statistics, lists of team affiliations, and photographs support Thurn’s text. Well-wishes and advertisements from local Saskatchewan businesses begin and end the volume. Canadian hockey memorabilia and a small-town celebration of athletic success.