The George McNamara Trophy was presented to the N.O.H.A. to be emblematic of the Championship of the Southern section of the Junior “A” category.

George McNamara was one of the most ardent Hockey fans in the N.O.H.A.

McNamara played for Sault Ste Marie in the old International League, Cobalt Silver Kings, Montreal Shamrocks, Halifax Crescents, Toronto Tecumsehs, Toronto and the famous 228th Battalion and concluded his active Hockey participation by coaching the Soo Greyhounds to the Allan Cup in 1924.