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Era: 1967 – Present

The Six Nations Chiefs

The Six Nations Chiefs lacrosse team logo. Sourced from Six Nations Chiefs official website.

Hockey And Lacrosse Face-Off to Become Canada’s National Sport

A photograph of Jean Chretien published in the Toronto Star on September 22, 1994. Image by Rick Madonik and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.

Kevin Sandy: bringing the game back to its people

A photograph of Kevin Sandy, co-chair of the Indigenous Partnership Council with the Canada Games and a member of the Cayuga Nation, playing with a traditional wooden lacrosse stick with a deerskin ball. Image by Bobby Hristova and sourced from CBC.

THE THIRD PERIOD: 1968 to today

A photograph of Harold Ballard in a Maple Leafs jersey trying to jokingly block out the sound of jeering crowds. The Toronto Star article headline for this image, published on March 23, 1980, reads: "Trade him: Fans expressed their love -- in jeers -- for Leafs' boss Harold Ballard na old-timers' game last night." Image taken by Jeff Goode and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.

Toronto’s New Hockey Champions

The logo for the Toronto Furies c.2014. Sourced from Wikimedia Commons.

Fighting for the Women’s World Championship

A photograph of catch Fran Rider being carried by team during the 1987 World Championships in North York. Sourced from Hockey Canada.

Angela James

The Bat Flip

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 14: Jose Bautista #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws his bat up in the air after he hits a three-run home run in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in game five of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images and sourced from Time.

Joe Carter’s World Series Dream

A photograph of Toronto Blue Jay Joe Carter leading a celebration at the end of game 6 on June 22, 1992 at the 1992 Atlanta World Series. The image was featured in the Toronto Star. Image created by Mike Slaughter and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.

Winners & Losers: Curators’ Introduction

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