James Wallace Conant
Male, Deceased Person
1862 – 1906
Who was James Wallace Conant?
James Wallace Conant was an amusement manager who later became the manager of the Schenley Park Casino, as well as the first manager of the Duquesne Gardens, the first indoor ice rinks in the city of Pittsburgh. Conant is credited with bringing the sport of ice hockey to Pittsburgh, since the indoor ice rinks lured many Canadian players to the city. Over time several of the Canadian players were actually paid to play hockey first at the Casino, and later at the Gardens. He was also the founder of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first hockey league to openly hire and trade players.
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- Born
- Aug 10, 1862
Portsmouth - Died
- Mar 14, 1906
New York City - Resting place
- Allegheny Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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