Hockey: A People's History

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A Simple Game (1875-1905)
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The origins of hockey can be traced back to the ancient pyramids, but when the puck is dropped on a strange new game one winter's night in 1875, a young country has a new passion that .. show full overview
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The Money Game (1905-1915)
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As the new century begins, millionaires and mercenaries team up to create professional hockey. Farm boys and factory hands like Cyclone Taylor get rich playing for pay, and the schemes .. show full overview
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Empires on Ice (1915-1929)
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Hockey goes to war. Young men fight overseas and women take their place in pro hockey. The Maple Leaf goes from the battlefield to the rink as Conn Smythe returns from the war to build .. show full overview
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The People's Game (1930-1945)
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In the depths of the Depression, the NHL is on the brink of collapse but radio carries the magic of hockey across the country. Through the years of the Great Depression, hockey becomes .. show full overview
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A National Obsession (1945-1960)
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Television meets hockey and a Saturday night tradition is born. In Quebec, everyone's watching Maurice Richard. In addition to scoring goals, he is a fearsome player who fights as hard .. show full overview
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The Golden Age (1960-1972)
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A tale of two cities, as Montreal and Toronto are fierce rivals, on and off the ice. The two cities couldn't be more different. The Maple Leafs build a tough, defensive team that .. show full overview
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Soul of a Nation (1972-1980)
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The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the U.S.S.R. started as an exercise in diplomacy. It ended as a war on ice. A defining moment in Canadian history - when hockey became the soul of a nation.
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Hope and Betrayal (1980-1988)
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Hockey needs a new hero in the 1980's. The game of skill has degenerated into a boxing match on ice. Canada has lost the Stanley Cup, it's lost the Canada Cup, and hockey has lost its .. show full overview
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Winter of Discontent (1990-1998)
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In the nineties, two Canadian NHL teams follow our biggest stars into the United States. Hockey suffers scandal and heartbreak with the Alan Eagleson affair. In all this darkness, .. show full overview
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Reclaiming the Game (1998-2002)
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As the millennium turns, the game that has come to be the soul of a nation is in need of some soul searching. Canada sets out to reclaim the game. The high cost of hockey combined with .. show full overview

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