Belleville McFarlands 1959
Belleville Memorial Arena

The Belleville McFarlands were getting ready to head to Prague, Czechoslovakia as Team Canada at the 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships, held between March 5 and March 15.

Team Roster
Sitting on bench L to R - Drury Denyes (manager), Floyd Crawford, Ike Hildebrand, Picton Mayor Harvey J. McFarland (team owner), Gordie Bell (goalie), Jean-Paul Payette, Jean-Paul Payette, Billy Reay (assistant manager).

Players in Middle Row - Don Barclay (goalie), Pete Conacher, Billy Graham, Barton Bradley, John McLellan, Al Dewsbury, Maurice "Moe" Benoit, Lionel Botley, Hillary "Minnie" Menard, Gordon "Red" Berenson.

Top Row - Jean-Paul Lamirande, Lou Smrke, Davey Jones, Wayne "Weiner" Brown, Fiori Goegan, Keith MacDonald, Denis Boucher.

Other notables - Gerald B. Hyde (Belleville Mayor), Armand Duffy, Claude Tice, Frank Grandame, Rob Collins, Ralph Graham.

The Belleville McFarlands / Team Canada won 8 of 9 games, including a final-round match versus the Soviet Union. Their only loss at the event came on the last day of the tournament versus the host Czechoslovakia when they already had the Gold Medal clinched.