Hockey

The Maple Leafs’ Last Stanley Cup

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No one expected the 1967 Leafs to win the Stanley Cup and no one expected that it might never happen again! The Leafs that year knew they were flawed.

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Canada Soup: Joe Fortes, the Queen and the Primacy of Soccer

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This week, take a stroll down memory lane with the Queen, census data is released, the Canada Reads winner is announced, and hockey is compared to a comic book.

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Hockey: It’s Just a Game, People!

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Not content with dissing winter, the most Canadian of seasons, Laura Bonikowsky sinks her teeth into our most Canadian pastime – hockey!

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Go Habs Go! (English)

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The history of the Montreal Canadiens is marked by turning points and sporting achievements that have stood the test of time.

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Vancouver Wins the Stanley Cup!, 1915

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Vancouver is a hockey-mad city. At the start of each season, fans expect that it will be “their time” — when their beloved Canucks will go all the way to become Stanley Cup champions. It happened once before when Cyclone Taylor led the Vancouver Millionaires to hockey glory in old Denman Arena.

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The Dent On Our Precious Stanley Cup

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Editor-in-Chief James Marsh on his appearance on CTV’s national news and the rough ‘n tumble history of the Stanley Cup.

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We’re on CTV’s National News!

Last night, The Canadian Encyclopedia’s Editor in Chief James Marsh was on CTV National News, talking about the most Canadian of subjects – hockey! More specifically, the Stanley Cup and it’s history of bumps, bruises, and survival in the midst of euphoric, sometimes drunken, celebrations. Its handling has been less than ceremonious: it’s been drop-kicked into [...]

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