James Thomas Sutherland (October 10, 1870 – September 16, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, and founding father of the game in Canada. Sutherland was a pioneer of hockey’s early years, helping to developing amateur hockey, and spread the game's popularity throughout the country, and into the United States. He played in the inaugural season of the Ontario Hockey Association, and later coached and refereed the game. He founded the original Kingston Frontenacs, and later became president of the Ontario Hockey Association, and then the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. He was instrumental in founding the Memorial Cup in 1919, and was at the forefront of the discussion on the origins of hockey. Sutherland was the driving force behind the creation of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston. His many writings helped preserve the history of ice hockey in Canada, and his arguments for Kingston being the birthplace of hockey, is a major reason why the National Hockey League and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association selected Kingston as the original home of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was one of the original inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and often referred to as the "Father of Hockey. #ohhof #ygk #hockey #puck #kingstonmuseums #historic #kingston #ygkphotography #visitkingston #kingston_on #beautifuldestinations #getaway #discoveron #discover #explore #bestofontario #museum #military #Canadian #canada #memorialcup #frontenacs #greatwaterways #games https://www.instagram.com/p/Brsw_f6AMwn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4ouf60sbzts6
