Photo courtesy Mike Olson The 1953-54 Escanaba Hawks were the Michigan Ontario League Gibson Cup play-off champions. The Hawks defeated the Marquette Sentinels in the semi-finals of the league play-offs and then went on to beat the Portage Lake Pioneers to win the cup. Shown are, from left to right kneeling, unknown, unknown, Buddy Provo, Ben Artwick, Mark Olson (player coach), unknown and unknown. Standing are Mike Goymerac, Dick Johnson, unknown, unknown, Clarence Matt, Joe Ricci, unknown, and General Manager Jim Ward. The players who are listed as unknown were brought in from Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, and out east. In addition to being the team’s general manager, Ward was the manager of the Daily Press in the 1950s and 1960s until he relocated to Green bay, Wis. Local players not pictured are Ted Olson, Doug Peterson and Hunter Hamilton.

Photo courtesy Mike Olson

The 1953-54 Escanaba Hawks were the Michigan Ontario League Gibson Cup play-off champions. The Hawks defeated the Marquette Sentinels in the semi-finals of the league play-offs and then went on to beat the Portage Lake Pioneers to win the cup. Shown are, from left to right kneeling, unknown, unknown, Buddy Provo, Ben Artwick, Mark Olson (player coach), unknown and unknown. Standing are Mike Goymerac, Dick Johnson, unknown, unknown, Clarence Matt, Joe Ricci, unknown, and General Manager Jim Ward. The players who are listed as unknown were brought in from Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, and out east. In addition to being the team’s general manager, Ward was the manager of the Daily Press in the 1950s and 1960s until he relocated to Green bay, Wis. Local players not pictured are Ted Olson, Doug Peterson and Hunter Hamilton.