John Crerar; Organized Youth Hockey League From: The Washington Post | Date: November 12, 2006| Author: Joe Holley - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2006 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

John Crerar, 78, a self-described Rhode Island "rink rat" who helped popularize ice hockey in Washington and the southeastern United States, died Oct. 14 of complications from diabetes at his home in Aiken, S.C. He was a Silver Spring resident from 1958 until 1998, when he moved to Aiken.

For a New Englander who grew up playing hockey all day and hawking peanuts at night to rabid fans of the Rhode Island Reds hockey team, Washington offered precious little opportunity for the high-spee...

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