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Timeline Theme: Sports and Leisure

THE FIRST PERIOD: 1888 TO 1926

A photograph of Lord Frederick Stanley, a British lord and former Governor-General of Canada. Image sourced from Legion Magazine.

Toronto’s First Stanley Cup

A photograph of the Stanley Cup's uppermost tier, which was part of the original trophy in the early 1900s. Image taken by Bruce Bennett and sourced from Getty Images.

Bloody Rivalries Are Born

An article excerpt from the Winnipeg Tribune on February 18, 1915. It describes the intense rivalry between Toronto's Minnie (Roy) McGiffen and Ottawa's Art Ross, which culminated in a brutal brawl that landed both players in jail. Image sourced from Newspapers.com.

Conn Smythe’s Big Bet

A photograph of Conn Smythe circa 1937. Sourced from the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

The Bitter Birth of the National Hockey League

A photograph of Eddie Livingstone circa 1910. Image sourced from TVOToday Archives.

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.

The Barilko Curse

A photograph of Bill Barilko from the Saint John Times on April 23, 1951, describing his game-winning goal over Montreal to cynch the Stanley Cup win. Image sourced from Newspapers.com.

Angela James

The Invention of Table Hockey

A photograph of Donald H Munro Jr.; Donald H Munro, and William M Munro looking at one of their original 1935 models of a table hockey game, taken in 1967. Image sourced from Clan Munro Association.
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