noted that "Although Kenora's experience of professional hockey was brief, the Thistles' early twentieth-century Stanley Cup challenges [illustrated] some of the key issues surrounding community identity, town promotion, and the amateur-professional controversy in [that] period." Since the original team's demise in late 1907, the nickname "Thistles" has been used for many ice hockey clubs in Kenora, including the town's amateur, junior, and senior-level men's teams. Stanley Cup challenge series results March 1903 vs Ottawa Hockey Club March 1905 vs Ottawa Hockey Club January 1907 vs Montreal Wanderers March 1907 vs Brandon Wheat City March 1907 vs Montreal Wanderers Notes References External links Ontario historical plaque – The Kenora Thistles 1907 Hockey Hall of Fame Profile of January 1907 Kenora Thistles 1885 establishments in Ontario 1908 disestablishments in Ontario Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Ice hockey teams in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1885 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1908 Sport in Kenora Scottish-Canadian culture in Ontario