Teddy Oke

Frederick Gilmore "Teddy" Oke (September 20, 1885 – April 30, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, team owner, sponsor, miner, and highly successful stock broker who started F.G. Oke and Company in 1922.

He was the owner of the minor-league Kitchener Flying Dutchmen of the Canadian Professional Hockey League.

In his youth, he went North and was a star with a Northern Ontario baseball team, while also playing lacrosse and Hockey.

His wartime experience affected his health to where he decided to end his career as a professional athlete.

Shortly after his WWI service, he joined a Toronto Brokerage Firm in 1918, and in 1922 formed his own company.

[4] Utilizing his wealth from his stock brokerage career, Oke was one of the founders of the Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL) in 1926, in which he owned the Kitchener Millionaires.

At 17, in a highly publicized event, Young had won the 22 mile Wrigley Marathon Swim from Santa Catalina to Palos Verdes on the California Coast in 1927.

Oke circa 1912