Remembering Johnny Gallagher, Kenora’s Forgotten Hockey Pioneer

This story goes back to the roots of the game, where the money was thin and the sacrifices were very real. Johnny Gallagher’s name is being brought back into focus as a forgotten NHL pioneer from Kenora, and the piece looks at the cost that came with chasing hockey long before the sport turned into a business. That context matters, because the modern league was built on lives that rarely got the spotlight they deserved.