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A Cultural History of Canada


May 15, 2022

In which we talk about the early days of Canada's other, more famous, national sport, with discussions about its cultural and metaphorical importance.  

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Further reading: 

  • Holman, Andrew C., editor. Canada’s Game: Hockey and Identity. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2009. 
  • Howell, Colin. "hockey." The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, Oxford University Press, 2004. 
  • Jenish, D'Arcy. The Stanley Cup: A Hundred Years of Hockey at Its Best, McClelland & Stewart, 1992. 
  • Marche, Stephen. “The Meaning of Hockey,” The Walrus, December 2011, pp. 34-39. https://thewalrus.ca/the-meaning-of-hockey/. 
  • Robidoux, Michael A. “Imagining a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 115, no. 456, 2002, pp. 209–25, https://doi.org/10.2307/4129220.