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Era: 1967 – Present

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.

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.

Toronto Rock

The Toronto Rock lacrosse team logo of 1998. Image sourced from the Toronto Rock website.

WBC World Light Heavyweight Championship

A photograph from the Windsor Star published on May 19, 2018 depicting boxing champion Adonis Stevenson as he speaks in anticipation of his match with Badou Jack. Photograph by Dave Abel and sourced from Newspapers.com.

George Foreman Fights Five

IBF Super Lightweight World Title

A photograph of boxer Nick Furlano published in the Toronto Star on February 23, 1979. Image taken by Bob Olsen and sourced from the Toronto Public Library.
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