The late Hugh Little was an outstanding athlete in hockey, tennis, and curling from the 1930’s through to his senior years in the 1970’s. The Halifax native led his school and junior hockey teams to several Maritime titles. As a member of the 1937-38 Halifax Junior Canadians, he led the Memorial Cup tournament in scoring and was named to the Canadian Junior All-Star team.

The Boston Bruins showed interest when he was at Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario, offering him a contract which he turned down to attend Dalhousie University. It was in 1939, after two years of negotiating, that the 19-year-old Little signed a two-year contract with Boston.

In December, 1939, he joined the Omaha Knights of the American Hockey League, scoring 12 goals and 16 assists in 30 games before being recalled by the Bruins to join their practice squad for the Stanley Cup final against New York. His hockey career ended a year later when he was injured in an exhibition game while playing with Hershey against the Bruins.

As a curler, Little’s rink won a Johnson Cup, was a three-time runner-up in provincial Brier playdowns and won both provincial senior and mixed titles.

As a tennis player, Hugh Little won many singles and doubles championships throughout Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.