63 Facts About Frank Sandercock

Frank Ernest Sandercock was a Canadian ice hockey administrator.

Frank Sandercock served as president of both the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association, and had previously been an executive with the Ontario Hockey Association and founded a hockey organization to operate leagues in Calgary.

Frank Sandercock was an early proponent of junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey in Alberta, fostered growth in the game, and sought to reinvest profits into minor ice hockey for the younger generation.

Frank Sandercock is the namesake of two trophies awarded for junior hockey competition in Alberta, and was made a life member of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association.

Frank Ernest Sandercock was born on August 16,1887, in Woodstock, Ontario, to parents Francis Sandercock and Mary Ethel Powell.

Frank Sandercock's father was a plasterer, and died while Sandercock was a teenager.

Frank Sandercock excelled at sprinting and track and field sports as a youth, and later served as an executive with the Ontario Hockey Association.

Frank Sandercock was later joined in Calgary by his brother Willard Sandercock who worked as a lawyer.

Frank Sandercock was married to Nettie Evelyn Cosford on January 1,1915, in Woodstock.

Frank Sandercock was elected president of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association on November 12,1922.

Frank Sandercock attended the CAHA general meeting in 1923, and lobbied for financial assistance from the CAHA to prevent further losses incurred by Western Canada junior teams travelling for the Abbott Cup playoffs.

Frank Sandercock was elected to a second term as president of the AAHA in November 1923.

Frank Sandercock implemented new player registration forms on behalf of the CAHA, which would allow the player to be on any team in the province and facilitate transfers to other provincial branches of the CAHA.

Frank Sandercock took charge of arrangements for junior and senior ice hockey playoffs in Western Canada.

Frank Sandercock was a supporter of the Calgary Canadians, and took personal pride in the team's accomplishments.

Frank Sandercock was elected to a third term as president of the AAHA in November 1924.

Frank Sandercock appointed a committee to implement a system of collecting a portion of gate receipts from teams to fund AAHA operations, as the association continued to see a growth in the number of players and teams.

Frank Sandercock sought for the AAHA to require its members to get AAU of C registration cards to remain eligible for national amateur competitions.

Frank Sandercock advocated for education for junior hockey players, and that any player neglecting his studies be removed from the team.

Frank Sandercock was elected vice-president of the CAHA in March 1924, while still serving as AAHA president.

In February 1925, Frank Sandercock submitted a proposal to change the Allan Cup finals to a best-of-three games format instead of a two-game series decided on total goals scored.

The change was approved by a special vote and put into effect for the 1925 Allan Cup, and Frank Sandercock was put in charge of the playoffs for seniors and juniors in Western Canada.

Frank Sandercock was re-elected vice-president of the CAHA in March 1925.

Frank Sandercock was again placed in charge of the Western Canada playoffs for seniors and juniors.

Frank Sandercock ruled that teams sponsored by merchants were eligible for the senior ice hockey playoffs in Alberta, but would be required to change team names if they won the provincial title, to adhere to amateur rules and continue for the Allan Cup.

Frank Sandercock was elected president of the CAHA on March 26,1926, to succeed Silver Quilty.

The Ottawa District Hockey Association challenged that a vote via telegraph on the issue was not constitutional, and Frank Sandercock appointed a committee to look into the voting practice.

Frank Sandercock felt a new agreement was needed with the trustees since the CAHA was dependent on profits generated by the Allan Cup playoffs, and appointed a committee to discuss the usage of Allan Cup funds.

Frank Sandercock maintained that such players would still be classified as amateurs by the CAHA as long as they had not played in a professional game.

Frank Sandercock upheld a decision by the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association that required the Winnipeg Hockey Club to compete in the Manitoba playoffs for the Allan Cup, instead of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association where the team played in a league.

Frank Sandercock then named to a committee to oversee the transfer.

Frank Sandercock was re-elected president of the CAHA on March 28,1927.

Frank Sandercock warned against hockey players participating in the new professional Alberta Southern Baseball League, since the AAU of C did not allow amateurs to compete against professionals in any sport.

Frank Sandercock felt that limiting athletes to just one sport would compromise the quality senior hockey, and supported a resolution by the AAHA which reinstated an athlete as an amateur if an affidavit stated the player did not receive money for playing baseball.

Frank Sandercock sought for the autonomy of each sport within the AAU of C to govern its own affairs, and noted that the idea had reoccurred in Western Canada for several years.

Frank Sandercock felt that AAU of C constitution lacked public support and needed to be updated.

Frank Sandercock did not favour professionals and amateurs mixing within the same sport, but thought that professionals in one sport could be an amateur in another sport.

In February 1928, Frank Sandercock stated that teams playing in an international amateur hockey league including a team from Portland, Oregon, would face suspension since the league was not sanctioned by the CAHA.

Frank Sandercock was prepared to take disciplinary action against the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association for approving the league.

Montagu Allan wrote to Frank Sandercock and agreed to donate the Allan Cup outright to the CAHA, after conferring with its trustees.

Frank Sandercock scheduled the 1928 Allan Cup final to be hosted in Ottawa, to coincide with the location of the upcoming annual general meeting.

Frank Sandercock was a dentist at the Calgary Associate Clinic for 14 years, and later had his own office in the Southam Building.

Frank Sandercock had business interests in the development of the petroleum industry in Alberta, and was prominent member of the industry circa 1929.

Frank Sandercock represented Calgary as a delegate to the Alberta Lacrosse Association meeting in 1932.

In October 1936, Sandercock acquired the dental practice of the recently deceased Dr R J Johnston, and relocated to Drumheller, Alberta.

Frank Sandercock became a supporter of junior ice hockey in Drumheller, and a member of the city's chamber of commerce to develop Drumheller as a tourist destination.

Frank Sandercock sat on Drumheller Board of Trade committees for membership, and museums and trail blazing.

Frank Sandercock became involved with the Rotary Club of Drumheller and led multiple efforts as chairman of its community service committee.

Frank Sandercock was chairman of the Boys' Work for the Rotary Club of Drumheller.

Frank Sandercock oversaw the theatrical production of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There in 1939, and was appointed to the committee to recognize accomplishments of local professional hockey player Tommy Anderson.

Frank Sandercock spoke about the global impact of the petroleum industry on warfare, and sought for sanctions against supply to Germany and Italy in advance of World War II.

Frank Sandercock's wife died on February 10,1927, at age 34 in Calgary, due to complications from surgery.

When Frank Sandercock moved to Drumheller in 1936, he was reunited with his brother Willard, who was the town solicitor.

Frank Sandercock was a recreational lawn bowler, and was a Drumheller Lawn Bowling Club member.

Frank Sandercock pursued an interest in fossils as a hobby, and amassed a large collection from the badlands in the Red Deer River valley.

Frank Sandercock was married to his second wife, Nancy Spence, in Calgary on April 7,1939.

Frank Sandercock was a guest where eleven of thirteen past presidents were in attendance at the event.

Frank Sandercock died on October 27,1942, in Drumheller, Alberta, following a brief illness.

Frank Sandercock's funeral took place in Woodstock, attended by the local Rotary Club.

Frank Sandercock was interred with his first wife in Hillview Cemetery in Woodstock.

The Calgary hockey organization which Frank Sandercock founded had grown to include 232 teams within 15 years, and its graduates were playing in all of the professional leagues in Canada and the United States by 1928.

Frank Sandercock was made a life member of the AAHA in 1929, and was presented with a past president's medal by the CAHA in April 1933.

Frank Sandercock was the namesake of the Drumheller Lawn Bowling Club's trophy for league play, which he competed for as a club member.