Remembrance Day

Hockey Star Scotty Davidson And The First World War

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Library and Archives Canada Blog By Ellen Bond In the early 1900s, playing hockey could lead to fighting for your country. The skills that made you a good hockey player—strength, endurance, patience, toughness—were desirable to the army. In its rough-and-tumble way, hockey was seen as a way to prepare yourself for war. The best soldiers … Read more

Remembering Hockey Players Who Served in War

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PETER MUGGERIDGE Zoomer On the two occasions last century when world war broke out, prominent Canadian hockey players answered the call to arms, trading in their sticks and skates for guns and boots, and putting their careers on hold in order to help Britain in her fight against the mighty German armies. World War I It stands … Read more