▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁hockey . ▁ ▁S uther land ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁military ▁family , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁trav elling ▁sh oe ▁sales man ▁by ▁trade . ▁He ▁served ▁over se as ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁reaching ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain . ▁S uther land ▁was ▁the ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁International ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁His ▁many ▁writ ings ▁helped ▁preserve ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁his ▁arguments ▁for ▁King ston ▁being ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁hockey , ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁selected ▁King ston ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁induct ees ▁into ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁and ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁Hockey ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁S uther land ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁King ston , ▁Ontario , ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁eight ▁children , ▁to ▁Alexander ▁and ▁Margaret ▁S uther land , ▁who ▁had ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Irish ▁roots . ▁The ▁family ▁owned ▁a ▁custom ▁sho em aking ▁business ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁Princess ▁Street , ▁that ▁made ▁bo ots ▁for ▁troops ▁at ▁Fort ▁Henry . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 5 , ▁S uther