[1] In 1936 the Kimberley Dynamiters won the Allan Cup, defeating the Sudbury Falcons in the best of 3 final series with a score of 2 games to 0.

The promise of a good wage and steady work attracted some of the very best hockey players to the area.

Many of the players resisted the idea of turning professional because it limited their time to work a stable and well-paid mining job.

[3] In 1931, the Kimberley Dynamiters joined the West Kootenay League, and thus began an immediate rivalry with the always-strong Trail Smoke Eaters, a true powerhouse of senior British Columbia hockey.

The Allan Cup title won the Dynamiters the right to represent Canada at the 1937 World Ice Hockey Championships, held that year in London, England.