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1.	view	Winter. - Now. Newspaper article. The Acadian magazine. -- (January 1827). -- P. 276. Hockey’s roots are indeterminate, but note the opening lines of this poem extolling the delights of winter, from the January 1827 edition of Acadian Magazine. Ricket was originally a field game played with a ball and a stick called a hurley. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey

2.	view	Newspaper article. Colonial Patriot. -- (February 4, 1829). -- P. 2. In 1829, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia overturned the conviction of a man charged with engaging in a recreational amusement on the Sabbath. A justice of the peace had spotted him playing an early form of hockey. The ruling elicited a lengthy letter to the editor of the (Pictou) Colonial Patriot from an outraged reader who feared the consequences of the Court’s decision. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Human Interest

3.	view	Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (March 4, 1875). -- P. 3. This Montreal Gazette item of March 4, 1875 is thought to be the earliest published account of an organized game of hockey at a stated time and place, between two identified teams and with a recorded score. The Victoria Skating Rink, 49 Drummond Street, Montréal was the site of this historic match. Earlier published references to hockey and its forerunners were written in general terms. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Human Interest

4.	view	HOCKEY ON ICE, A Match for a dinner -- Some good sport and lively Scene. Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (February 27, 1877). -- P. 4. This detailed account of an 1877 match in Montréal includes hockey’s earliest written rules. Except for the use of the word “ice” in Rule 5, the rules were identical to those of field hockey. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey

5.	view	SPORTS AND PASTIMES. HOCKEY. FORMATION OF A DOMINION ASSOCIATION Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (December 9, 1886). -- P.8. The roots of the National Hockey League can be traced back to December 8, 1886 in Montréal, when the founding meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada was held. This was the world’s first formally organized hockey league. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, National Hockey League (NHL)

6.	view	STARS OF THE ICE. THE DINNER TO THE OTTAWA HOCKEY TEAM. Lord Stanley Gives a Challenge Cup Open to the Dominion, to be Competed for Next Year -- A Successful Reunion. Newspaper article. The Ottawa Journal. -- (March 19, 1892). -- P.1. Season-ending dinners to honour the hometown team were fast becoming a tradition. This one, at Ottawa’s Russell House Hotel, was to take on historic significance as the event where an aide to Lord Stanley of Preston announced the Governor General’s intention to donate a championship trophy. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Stanley Cup

7.	view	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S CUP. A Handsome Trophy Presented to the M.A.A.A. Last Night. Lougueuil Boating Men Hold Their Annual Meeting – Football News and Sporting News in General. Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (May 16, 1893). -- P.8. The first presentation of the Stanley Cup took place at the annual meeting of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA), whose hockey team had won the championship. Readers of this Montreal Gazette story would have had no idea of the internal dissension wracking the MAAA. Their hockey team refused to accept the trophy because the name inscribed on it was “Montreal A.A.A.,” not the name the team preferred: “The Montreal Hockey Club.” Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

8.	view	MONTREAL THE CHAMPION. The Ottawas are Defeated After a Splendid Game. PINS FOR THE VICTORIAS. To Play Pool for Big Money -- St. Lawrence Yacht Club -- Capron and Sutton at Billiards -- General. Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (March 23, 1894). -- P.8. In 1894, a four-way tie for first place in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada standings necessitated Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. Montreal defeated Ottawa in the final showdown to retain the trophy awarded to them the year before for finishing first. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

9.	view	A FAMOUS VICTORY. STANLEY CUP WRESTLED FROM MONTREAL. The Stalwart Sons of the Prairie Capital Show Easterners How to Play Hockey -- Montrealers are Shut Out on their Own Ice -- Tremendous Local Interest in the Result. Newspaper article. Manitoba Free Press. -- (February 15,1896). -- P.1. On February 14, 1896, the Winnipeg Victorias defeated the Montreal Victorias, at Victoria Rink, to bring the Manitoba capital its first Stanley Cup. For the Manitoba Free Press, the win itself was evidently more newsworthy than the actual score. Montréal’s La Presse did report the final tally: 2 to 0. Heavy betting was a common practice among sporting types. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

10.	view	LE SPORT. Hockey - Winnipeg vs Victoria - Les Winnipeg vainqueurs par 2 contre 0 - La raquette - Les courses des Princes of Wales - Le patin - La Boxe - Fitzsimmons vs Mahel. HOCKEY WINNIPEG vs VICTORIA. Newspaper article. La Presse. -- (15 février 1896). -- P.9. On February 14, 1896, the Winnipeg Victorias defeated the Montreal Victorias, at Victoria Rink, to bring the Manitoba capital its first Stanley Cup. For the Manitoba Free Press, the win itself was evidently more newsworthy than the actual score. Montréal’s La Presse did report the final tally: 2 to 0. Heavy betting was a common practice among sporting types. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

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