Sports & Recreation | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Browse "Sports & Recreation"

Displaying 166-180 of 287 results
  • Article

    Montreal Canadiens

    The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest professional hockey team in the world and one of the most storied franchises in professional sports. Founded in 1909 and officially called the Club de Hockey Canadien, the team (also known as the Les Habitants, or Habs for short) is the only existing National Hockey League (NHL) franchise to have formed prior to the league’s inception in 1917. One of the NHL’s “Original Six,” it is the only team to have operated continuously throughout the league’s history. The Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships — more than any other organization — and have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals 35 times, most recently in 2021. More than 60 Canadiens players and personnel have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, including such legendary figures as Howie Morenz, Georges Vézina, Maurice “Rocket” Richard, Jacques Plante, Henri Richard, Jean Béliveau, Ken Dryden, Guy Lafleur and Patrick Roy.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/500acde4-11e5-49f6-9571-b2d1dcc175b3.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/500acde4-11e5-49f6-9571-b2d1dcc175b3.jpg Montreal Canadiens
  • Article

    Montreal Expos

    The first Canadian team admitted to baseball's National League, the Expos began playing in 1969 at Jarry Park in Montréal's north end.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/6daa4722-ac43-4fa0-b12f-60d5a98bacca.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/6daa4722-ac43-4fa0-b12f-60d5a98bacca.jpg Montreal Expos
  • Article

    Motorcycle Racing

    Motorcycle racing takes a variety of forms, each with its own rules and specialized equipment. The best known is road racing, in which cyclists race in categories, usually related to engine size, over special circuits or on public highways closed for the occasion.

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Motorcycle Racing
  • Article

    Mountaineering

    People have climbed mountains for centuries, either for religious reasons or simply to see the surrounding land better, but mountaineering as recreation is less than 150 years old.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/2a7b230b-6cab-496a-94cf-db9091df7339.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/2a7b230b-6cab-496a-94cf-db9091df7339.jpg Mountaineering
  • Table

    Canada National Curling Champions Men (Brier)

    Prior to 1980 (when playoff format was introduced), the round robin champion won the Brier. Scores for tie-breaking final games are shown for this period (1927 to 1979). Due to the Second World War, there was no Brier from 1943 to 1945. Year Host Champion Team Team Members Record Gold Medal Game 1927 Toronto, ON Nova Scotia Murray MacNeill Al MacInnes Cliff Torey Jim Donahoe 6–1 N/A 1928 Toronto, ON Manitoba Gordon Hudson Sam Penwarden...

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Canada National Curling Champions Men (Brier)
  • Table

    Canada National Curling Champions Women (Scotties Tournament of Hearts)

    Year Host Champion Team Team Members Record Gold Medal Game Note: Prior to 1979 (when playoff format was introduced), the round robin leader won the championship. Scores for tie-breaking final games are shown for this period. 1961 Ottawa, ON Saskatchewan Joyce McKee Sylvia Fedoruk Barbara MacNevin Rosa McFee 9–0 N/A 1962 Regina, SK British Columbia Ina Hansen Ada Callas Isabel Leith May Shaw 9–0 N/A 1963 Saint John, NB New Brunswick Mabel DeWare Harriet Stratton...

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Canada National Curling Champions Women (Scotties Tournament of Hearts)
  • Article

    National Hockey League (NHL)

    The National Hockey League (NHL) is a men’s professional ice hockey league. Widely recognized as the world’s premier hockey league, it was established in Montréal, Québec, in 1917. The league currently includes 31 franchises: 7 in Canada and 24 in the United States. The Canadian teams are the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks. Teams compete annually for the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/53bd412e-171f-4d8f-9092-e05e2d5785be.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/53bd412e-171f-4d8f-9092-e05e2d5785be.jpg National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Macleans

    Nordiques Move to Colorado

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on June 5, 1995. Partner content is not updated. The writing, in both languages, had been on the wall for years, so there was no surprise last week when the money-losing Quebec Nordiques finally died.

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Nordiques Move to Colorado
  • Article

    North American Indigenous Games

    The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) — in French Jeux Autochtones de l’Amerique du Nord (JAAN) — are both a multisport event and a cultural celebration involving young athletes from across the continent. The 10th games were held in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is part of Mi’kma’ki, the traditional and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. They took place at 21 venues in Halifax, Dartmouth and the Millbrook First Nation (see First Nations in Nova Scotia) from 15 to 23 July 2023. More than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from over 755 Indigenous Nations (see Indigenous Peoples in Canada) attended, supported by 3,000 volunteers.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/NorthAmericanIndigenousGames/NAIG_Toronto_web.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/NorthAmericanIndigenousGames/NAIG_Toronto_web.jpg North American Indigenous Games
  • Article

    Northern Dancer

     Northern Dancer, racehorse (b at Oshawa, Ont 27 May 1961; d at Chesapeake City, Md 16 Nov 1990).

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/1d5eb970-155f-4dac-820c-f05e81cdb544.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/1d5eb970-155f-4dac-820c-f05e81cdb544.jpg Northern Dancer
  • Macleans

    Olympic Hockey Meltdown

    Instead, the glory went to players like Pavel Bure, the Russian rocketeer with a sweet scoring touch, and Dominik Hasek, the Czech goaltender built like a slab of the old Berlin Wall - with Cold War-era impenetrability.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on March 2, 1998

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/45ac1e26-8b95-472a-8812-c5a320ab16e7.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/media/45ac1e26-8b95-472a-8812-c5a320ab16e7.jpg Olympic Hockey Meltdown
  • Article

    Music at the Olympics

    Organized athletic contests originally held in ancient Greece to celebrate an Olympiad (a period of four years), and revived in Athens in 1896. The running of the modern Olympics is controlled by the International Olympics Committee (IOC).

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Music at the Olympics
  • Article

    Orienteering

    Orienteering is a sport in which participants navigate with the aid of a map and compass around a prescribed course, checking in at specified and clearly marked control points.

    "https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 Orienteering
  • Article

    Origins of Ice Hockey

    The origins of ice hockey have long been debated. In 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officially declared that the first game of organized ice hockey was played in Montreal in 1875. Many also consider ice hockey’s first rules to have been published by the Montreal Gazette in 1877. However, research reveals that organized ice hockey/bandy games were first played on skates in England and that the earliest rules were also published in England. Canada made important contributions to the game from the 1870s on. By the early 20th century, “Canadian rules” had reshaped the sport.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/new_article_images/OriginsofHockey/Victoria-rink-1893.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/new_article_images/OriginsofHockey/Victoria-rink-1893.jpg Origins of Ice Hockey
  • Article

    Ottawa Senators

    The Ottawa Senators are a professional hockey team in the National Hockey League. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, they play at the Canadian Tire Centre, an 18,500-seat arena that first opened in 1996. The modern Senators began playing in the NHL in 1992; they are the second team to play under the name. The original team (officially the Ottawa Hockey Club, but known as the Senators from around 1908) dominated Canadian hockey in the early 20th century, winning the Stanley Cup 11 times.

    "https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/new_article_images/Ottawa-Senators/Ottawa_Senators.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.php
    
    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/media/new_article_images/Ottawa-Senators/Ottawa_Senators.jpg Ottawa Senators