Edward Clayton "Clayton" Berger

1898 - 1987  (88 years)

• Name	Edward Clayton "Clayton" Berger
  Born	11 Jan 1898	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Invention	1943	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Hockey Stick
  		Berger,Clayton-0001-HockeyStickPatent-1943.jpg
  Name	Clayton Berger
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-180038
  Died	1987  [2]
  Buried	Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I180038	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph William Berger,   b. 12 Jan 1870, Tavistock, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1953, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Emma Arnold,   b. 27 Oct 1871, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1953  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1895	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F176352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Jantze,   b. 1904,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F54735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1943: New Hamburg man invents a better hockey stick New design patented by Clayton Berger of New Hamburg Originally, hockey sticks were manufactured out of one piece of wood. This prevented a proper curve in the heel and toe of the stick. But a new revolution in hockey stick construction arrived in 1943 with a patent by Clayton Berger of New Hamburg, and the hockey stick was transformed into what we know today. Berger's development changed the simple hockey stick into multiple different sections which came together to make the entire stick. This alteration allowed it to be manufactured with substantially less wasted material and also created a very light, strong and durable hockey stick. This exhibit and 149 more are available to view at the "To Canada with Love from Wilmot" exhibit at Castle Kilbride, which contains 150 people, places and things that helped to put Wilmot 1943: New Hamburg man invents a better hockey stick. (2017). NewHamburgIndependent.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2017, from https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/community-story/8020226-1943-new-hamburg-man-invents-a-better-hockey-stick/

  
  

• Sources

  [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 3;. [S542] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Holy Roman Family RC - New Hamburg CC#4559. BERGER/ beloved husband/ Clayton BERGER/ 1898-1987/ loving wife/ Esther Jantze/ 1904- / beloved sister of Clayton/ Marcella BERGER R.N./ 1905-1985/ [Registered Nurses' insignia] [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Edward Clayton Berger Sex: Male Birth Date: 11 Jan 1898 Birthplace: South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Joseph J. Berger Mother's Name: Emma Arnold

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jan 1898 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - Hockey Stick - 1943 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth