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The Sports Archives – The Birth of the National Hockey League: How Chaos Created a Legacy
The Windsor Hotel in Montreal (postcard, c. 1919), where NHL founders met in November 1917. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. The National Hockey League (NHL) didn’t begin as a grand vision for a modern sports empire. It was born from … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives – The History Of Hockey In Canada
The following is a timeline which marks some of the most famous historical events that were instrumental in the evolvement of the sport of hockey in Canada. The game was first called shinny or hurly and was played in Nova … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada sports, first hockey game, hockey blogs, hockey history, hockey history timeline, hurly, Iceland, montreal canadians, most expensive NHL teams, NHL, Nova Scotia, original six, shimmey, shinny, sports and leisure, Sports Archives, Sports Blogs, Stanley Cup, top NHL salaries, Toronto Maple Leafs, Women's World Hockey Championship
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The Sports Archives – A Brief History of Ice Hockey!
The name hockey is most likely derived from the word hoquet, a word in Middle French used for describing a shepherd’s stave, which had a curved or hooked end. Throughout the ages, there have been many recordings of a game played with curved … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, early hockey positions, Egyptians, field hockey, first organized indoor hockey game, Greeks, hockey blogs, hoquet, ice hockey history, Iceland, IPH, IPHL, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, NHA, NHL, Nova Scotia, original six, poc, puc, puck, shepherd stave, shinney, shinny, sports and leisure, Sports Archives, Sports Blogs, sports history, Victoria Skating Rink, Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, WHA
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The Sports Archives – Stanley Cup Memories – Boston and Montreal Rivalry Fires Up Again
What has proven to be one of the greatest rivalries in sports archives history is the ongoing battle between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. They have been fighting it out since the days of the ‘original six’ of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Greatest Moments, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, original six, Phil Esposito, Sports Archives, Stanley Cup
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