J.W. Fitsell serves on the Board of Directors of the International Hockey Hall of Fame

International Hockey Hall of Fame

The International Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the Kingston Memorial Centre grounds features many exhibits within their museum about the history of ice hockey.-Historic Hockey Series:...

 in Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...

, Canada

Canada

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Fitsell was the founding president of the Society for International Hockey Research

Society for International Hockey Research

The Society for International Hockey Research is a network of writers, statisticians, collectors, broadcasters, academics and ice hockey buffs. The Society, based in Toronto, Canada, has an international membership. The Society cultivates and encourages the study of ice hockey...

. He has written four books: Hockey's Captains, Colonels and Kings (Boston Mills Press, 1987), Fitsell's Guide to the Old Ontario Strand: A Cultural and Historical Companion (with Michael Dawber, Quarry Press, 1994), Hockey's Hub: Three Centuries of Hockey in Kingston (with Mark Potter, Quarry Heritage Books, 2003) and How Hockey Happened (Quarry Press, 2007). In 2006, the Society for International Hockey Research presented him with the Brian McFarlane Award for outstanding research and writing.