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It’s Street Name Monday!
On a weekly basis, we speak with Milton Historical Society President John Challinor II to gather information and details about the namesakes of our roads. If you weren’t aware, he and the late great historian, Jim Dills, wrote the book on Milton street names, writing Milton Streets back in 2007.
Recently, we focused on Keane Crescent and Lear Gate. This week, we’re covering Stickle Court and Tiger Jeet Point.
Starting alphabetically with Stickle, Challinor says the namesake was once the top official in the National Hockey League.
He adds that with John Tonelli and Mike Kaszycki both playing for the Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders at the time, and Bruce Hood also serving as an NHL official, there were very likely four Miltonians sharing the ice together during a Stanley Cup Finals game.
At the time of writing, Leon Stickle is 77-years-old and a member of both the Milton Sports Hall of Fame and Milton Walk of Fame.
Our second street this week is Tiger Jeet Point. Challinor says the namesake is famous for his bouts in the squared circle and his charity work outside of it.
Singh became known for carrying a sword with him to the ring – which allowed him to gain notoriety in Japan.
In 1971, Tiger Jeet Singh faced The Original Sheik in the Main Event of the first-ever sold out wrestling show at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, in front more than 18,000 people. He’d then become a major rival for Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki throughout the 70s, before gaining a victory in Toronto over Ric Flair and losing a AWA World Championship match against the mighty Nick Bockwinkel. Singh also shared the ring with Giant Baba, Big Van Vader, and Abdullah The Butcher during the first major boom period of the pro-wrestling industry.
His son, Tiger Ali Singh, also known as Tiger Jeet Singh Jr., would wrestle for the World Wrestling Federation in the 90s as well.
Together, the father and son duo run the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation, which raises money, and collects food and toys for local families in need during the holidays. Learn more here.
If you’re looking to understand how Milton’s streets are named, you should check out the book written by Challinor and Dills. Published by the Milton Historical Society back in 2007, it sold out in about six weeks and has since been long out of print. That said, according to Challinor, you can still find a copy at the Milton Public Library. With nearly 15-years having passed since the initial publication, and the extensive town growth in that time, an updated book is likely to come.
You can also take a walk with the late Jim Dills down Milton’s Main Street in 2002.
Have a suggestion on what you’d like to learn about next week? Let us know! We’re currently working on names that we find interesting. You can message our X account or email us at News1013@LocalRadio.ca. Otherwise, we’ll just continue asking about local street names that we find interesting.
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