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For some time now, some observers of the sporting world show the finger the Montreal Canadiens. In the minds of many, this team of the National Hockey League, must represent with dignity the fact french Quebec.
A few years ago, I wrote a series of article about Eugene Payan, a Maskoutain bringing the Canadian colours from 1910 to 1914. At the beginning of his adventure Montreal, Payan is, in spite of himself, involved in a controversy about the representativeness of his team to Canadians french. Here is an excerpt of the text.
Eugene (Pete) Payan
Having refused a contract with the National club in 1909, Pete Payan was hired by the Canadian in November 1910. Journalists talk about him as the Canadian amateur players. On December 24, 1910, the editor of La Presse explains: "A special mention, however, is due to Eugene Payan, Payan son of the mayor of St-Hyacinthe, which has consented to render service to the club without asking for compensation. On the contrary, Payan demanded not to receive a subset of wages, saying that he wanted to play for the love of sport and to help Canadians-French team to win the championship…. "
Upon his arrival in the team in Montreal, Payan attracts attention. It says it is the focus of some 300 spectators at the Arena crowd to attend the first practice of the club. "It takes a rare address and everyone agrees that it will be one of the best scorers of the season," says the journalist of La Presse on December 16, 1910.
But before going further, we must consider the context of the time, because Payan is at the heart of a controversy. In November 1910, leaders of the Association of National Hockey Canada allow the Canadian Athletic Club to consider itself the owner of the French players. This is not a settlement, but rather an unwritten rule. At the beginning of the season, the teammates Maskoutain therefore call: Vézina, Laviolette, Pitre, Lalonde, Dallaire and Poulain. All the francophone population take shelter behind the club which represents dignity "race", as it likes to say at the time. Even in Quebec, where the Canadian Athletic Club comes here, the audience encourages the Montreal team at the expense of local club anglophone.
Then, in February 1911, controversy erupted: the leaders of hiring Canadian Rocket Power, a Canadian-English. The presence of Power causing public outcry, both in the press as with the French-speaking population. In addition to criticizing the advent of this new English-Canadian players, we doubt that the Canadian Athletic Club is a worthy representative of the nation. Let's see what the journalist said du Devoir, on February 5, 1911: "It is unfortunate that Mr. Kennedy and Lecours, by this commitment, have removed their team if its distinctive character that has earned him the encouragement of Canadians - french. Today, with Power, the clubs that defeats the "Canadian" may say: "We are defeated, but not by seven-Canadian french. Is there understanding the difference? ".
Not satisfied with this attack on the ethnic point of view, it raises the veil on the real purpose of the leaders of the club, saying that their interests are purely financial.
However, a reader of the newspaper Le Devoir is a completely different analysis in the February 15 edition of "Do apparently it is not put a finger in the eye when we see that Lalonde and Payan (excellent players from the rest) which, while they are affublés names perfectly Canadian, were no less for that perfect English not knowing a word of french traitor? ". And now our Payan fellow at the heart of the controversy.
This case is set at the beginning of the following season when the leaders of the circuit adopt a regulation requiring that the hiring of Canadian players exclusively francophone this process, the team gives Montreal a monopoly on french-Canadian players.
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Even though the situation has evolved since that time, the Montreal Canadiens and the french are subjects that are much ink, in a very long time.
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It is with great joy that I took the words of Edgar Théorêt, president of Pantheon Sports Quebec: "For our great sporting history"
For some time now, some observers of the sporting world show the finger the Montreal Canadiens. In the minds of many, this team of the National Hockey League, must represent with dignity the fact french Quebec.
A few years ago, I wrote a series of article about Eugene Payan, a Maskoutain bringing the Canadian colours from 1910 to 1914. At the beginning of his adventure Montreal, Payan is, in spite of himself, involved in a controversy about the representativeness of his team to Canadians french. Here is an excerpt of the text.
Eugene (Pete) Payan
Having refused a contract with the National club in 1909, Pete Payan was hired by the Canadian in November 1910. Journalists talk about him as the Canadian amateur players. On December 24, 1910, the editor of La Presse explains: "A special mention, however, is due to Eugene Payan, Payan son of the mayor of St-Hyacinthe, which has consented to render service to the club without asking for compensation. On the contrary, Payan demanded not to receive a subset of wages, saying that he wanted to play for the love of sport and to help Canadians-French team to win the championship…. "
Upon his arrival in the team in Montreal, Payan attracts attention. It says it is the focus of some 300 spectators at the Arena crowd to attend the first practice of the club. "It takes a rare address and everyone agrees that it will be one of the best scorers of the season," says the journalist of La Presse on December 16, 1910.
But before going further, we must consider the context of the time, because Payan is at the heart of a controversy. In November 1910, leaders of the Association of National Hockey Canada allow the Canadian Athletic Club to consider itself the owner of the French players. This is not a settlement, but rather an unwritten rule. At the beginning of the season, the teammates Maskoutain therefore call: Vézina, Laviolette, Pitre, Lalonde, Dallaire and Poulain. All the francophone population take shelter behind the club which represents dignity "race", as it likes to say at the time. Even in Quebec, where the Canadian Athletic Club comes here, the audience encourages the Montreal team at the expense of local club anglophone.
Then, in February 1911, controversy erupted: the leaders of hiring Canadian Rocket Power, a Canadian-English. The presence of Power causing public outcry, both in the press as with the French-speaking population. In addition to criticizing the advent of this new English-Canadian players, we doubt that the Canadian Athletic Club is a worthy representative of the nation. Let's see what the journalist said du Devoir, on February 5, 1911: "It is unfortunate that Mr. Kennedy and Lecours, by this commitment, have removed their team if its distinctive character that has earned him the encouragement of Canadians - french. Today, with Power, the clubs that defeats the "Canadian" may say: "We are defeated, but not by seven-Canadian french. Is there understanding the difference? ".
Not satisfied with this attack on the ethnic point of view, it raises the veil on the real purpose of the leaders of the club, saying that their interests are purely financial.
However, a reader of the newspaper Le Devoir is a completely different analysis in the February 15 edition of "Do apparently it is not put a finger in the eye when we see that Lalonde and Payan (excellent players from the rest) which, while they are affublés names perfectly Canadian, were no less for that perfect English not knowing a word of french traitor? ". And now our Payan fellow at the heart of the controversy.
This case is set at the beginning of the following season when the leaders of the circuit adopt a regulation requiring that the hiring of Canadian players exclusively francophone this process, the team gives Montreal a monopoly on french-Canadian players.
End of excerpt
Even though the situation has evolved since that time, the Montreal Canadiens and the french are subjects that are much ink, in a very long time.
Published by Paul Foisy at Friday, November 02, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
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I wish you the warmest welcome in this blog devoted to the history of sport in Quebec!
It is with great joy that I took the words of Edgar Théorêt, president of Pantheon Sports Quebec: "For our great sporting history"
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