Tom Hawthorn's blog: Mitch Pechet, hockey player (1918-2009)

Mitch Pechet showed a deft scoring touch at age 18, when he joined brother Morris on the Brandon Wheat Kings for the 1936-37 season. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound forward scored 16 goals in just 15 games, though his assists total of four hints ... In another game against their rivals that season, coach Murray (Muzz) Patrick sent Mr. Pechet onto the ice armed with a rule book with which to confront the referee. The referee's response was to skate to centre ice with the compact ...