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During the first world war, due to their outstanding health and physical condition, many Olympians and high-level athletes became soldiers for Canada. When some of these athletes were set to be preparing for the 1916 Berlin Olympics, they instead traded their sports gear for armour and weapons. 5 Olympians, unfortunately, lost their lives but went down fighting for their country.

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The NHL was formed on November 26, 1917, in one of Quebec’s biggest cities; Montreal. Although the NHL wasn’t formed until 1917, the professional hockey league (known as NHA at the time) helped the sport grow rapidly between 1900-1910. Teams began forming very early into the 1900’s, players being signed for contracts of about $2,000. The sport of hockey was predicted to have a huge downfall by 1917 because of how business-oriented it had become. Eventually, it was those who kept the sport organized and funded that ended up forming the NHL which we know today as the largest professional hockey league worldwide.

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The inter-allied games was a sporting event that took place during WW1. The games were viewed as an opportunity to unite troops and give them a chance to let loose and forget about what was happening around them. Some of the events included Athletics (track & field), shooting, swimming, basketball, and many more. The UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Belgium were just a few of the countries who took part in the games.

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Albert Schneider was the 1920 Olympic gold medalist in welterweight boxing, bringing in the only gold medal that Canada won out of 17 throughout the 20th century. Albert’s career started after he was rejected by the Royal Canadian Army because he wasn’t yet a Canadian Citizen. Despite that, he was still selected to represent Canada at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics (a good choice by Canada).

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Lacrosse was one of the most popular sports in Canada from the 1800’s until the 1920’s. It was originally popularized by the indigenous peoples in the mid-19th century, but increased violence in the sport during matches was a large contribution to the sport fizzling out in the early 1920’s. Additionally, Lacrosse was a sport mainly played in summer, but the introduction of automobiles into society created more opportunities for people to venture outside of their hometowns and play different sports during these times. Lastly, the media began to lose interest in Lacrosse because of the glorifying new baseball “big league.”

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On March 28, 1922, the Toronto St.Patricks won the Stanley Cup playoffs over fellow Canadian team, the Vancouver Millionaires. It was a closely contested playoff, the title coming down to a 5th and final game. The St.Patricks managed to escape with the win and claim the playoff series tie 3 games to 2. Babe Dye, now a Hall of Famer, was credited for the game-winning goal of the series. The St.Patrick's team produced 4 hall-of-fame players during its time with that franchise, including Dye.

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Cecil Smith was the first female athlete to ever compete under the Canadian flag in the Olympic Games. Cecil competed in the figure skating event of the first ever Winter Olympics which took place in Chamonix, France. Despite the 15-year-old not coming home with any olympic medals, she marked her place in history by winning both national and world championship medals later in her career.

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Lela Brooks, a 65 time provincial and world level champion, was one of Canada’s most successful speed skaters of all time. Known as the “Queen of the Blades,” Lela set 17 world records throughout her career, 6 of which came in 1925 when she was only 17. She competed in one Olympic Games when women’s speeding was introduced, but came up just short of 2 medal positions. Lela was Canada’s first-ever female speed skating world champion, earning herself a spot in the Canada Sports Hall of Fame.

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Ethel Smith was a world champion women’s runner who made history with her team known as the “Matchless Six” when they won the 4x100m gold medal in Amsterdam 1928. The 1928 Olympics marked history, seeing as it was the first Olympic Games to feature women’s athletics as an event. Ethel additionally won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m final, coming just behind her teammate who won the silver.

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Jack Wright was a professional Canadian tennis player and Hall of Famer who has appeared in several grand slam championships throughout his career. Wright is a 3-time Canadian Open champion, including 2 titles coming in 1929 where he won the men’s singles and doubles titles. This was the first time he’d won both the singles and doubles titles in the same year. His game was well-known for his amazing serve and volley technique. Wright was voted the top tennis player of the first half of the 20th century in 1950, just 1 year after he died. At the end of his career, Jack went on to coach the McGill University tennis team to give back to his tennis community.

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Cause and Consequence - Rise and Fall of Lacrosse

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Cause and Consequence - Rise and Fall of Lacrosse

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Lacrosse was a highly popularized sport for several decades in Canada. Because of the fast growth and domination of lacrosse throughout these time periods, the sport quickly became overshadowed as soon as there was a new and flashy sport to take the attention away from it. The media began to get bored with constantly talking about the same sport and reporting the same news. When baseball became popular in Canada, it was inevitable that reporters would jump ship when they got the opportunity to take on a whole new genre of athletics that was newer and flashier.

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Cecil was the first woman to compete in the Olympic Games under the Canadian flag. For over a century, only men’s sports were featured in the Olympic games. The first world war was a large contribution to why women’s sports were added to the games because thousands of men had taken off to go and fight for their country, and women were left to assume the roles those men left behind. This gave women an obvious feeling of empowerment, showing the world that they were capable of doing everything men do (and even better than men do it). Although women were granted this right, many men had mixed emotions about the addition of women's sports. To this day, there are still so many people who hate on women's sports and constantly compare the quality to men's sports. However, women continue to prove that they have what it takes to compete at the highest level.

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