Cloggy’s Hockey at Sibley Field
One of the most-commented on posts on this website was written nearly 15 years ago about Sibley Field, now renamed 40th Street Park. (Be sure to read the comments on that post.)
I can now add two excellent photos, with names, of more boys’ hockey teams sponsored by Cloggy’s Bar. I received a note this week from Ken Orum asking if I was interested in the photos that came from a collection from his grandparents James and Nettie Guest. James Guest appears in the photos as the manager of the teams. I presume these teams were based at Sibley Field too.
This was from a time when Minneapolis high schools produced excellent hockey teams, in part due to a vibrant playground hockey program. We don’t know the photographer or source of these images, but if anyone does, I’d be glad to provide further attribution.
Thanks to Ken Orum for providing the photos.
David C. Smith
Minneapolis Park History 
Several of those young boys in the 1955 photo were sophomores on the Roosevelt High school team when I was playing as a senior. That team had players who went on to play for Roosevelt, South and Washburn high schools. Called Pee Wees in those days, that age group later were called Bantams. I know as I was a coach in the Bloomington Kennedy traveling hockey system for many years. And I don’t really want to get into the name change as my only comment is there needs to be a whole bunch of different people running things. Thanks for the article and especially the photo’s. I never played for Mr. Ness but he was really a great person.
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Thanks for the added info, Roger. Over the years I have heard so many stories about the people of Minneapolis who have contributed so much to the park system — as volunteers for the most part. That’s one of the reasons it’s a great park system.
I’m sure readers would love to hear from others who played hockey in the Minneapolis park system. Tell us your stories.
Roger; Any idea of their first names and more importantly are they still with us? I wonder if there would be someway to alert them of the existence of this photo