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Friday, February 15, 2008
A new friend
Hello, everybody!

A few days while I was talking with historian Michel Vigneault sport, I was part of a new blog on the history of hockey in Quebec City. Today, by browsing my e-mails, I noticed a message from Marc Durand, a journalist with Radio-Canada.

Marc Durand is an avid history, hockey and the city of Quebec. He is the author of a blog named in honour of the hockey team in Quebec Bulldogs.

Particularly well illustrated, this blog we do know a little-known facet of the National Capital. Having aims to publish a book and produce a documentary on the Quebec team in 2012, Marc Durand delivers his blog as evidence of its commitment.

There is no doubt, a blog to follow with interest!

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Series Imperial Tobacco, C55, 1911.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The benefits of sport (4)
Hello, everybody!

The recent misadventure of hockey Richard Zednik demonstrates how sport can be dangerous on the occasion.
In October 1956, Raymond Best goaltender for the team hotel in the league Laurentien "" Four Little stopped a shot with his face. At that time, cerbères do not yet have protective mask. The poor player, knocked covered in blood and was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital. It is then that the bone of his upper jaw was fractured in three places. Ouch!


Fortunately for the goalkeepers hockey, Jacques Plante is courageous when he chooses to wear a mask in order to perform their duties. This event takes place on 1 November 1959. In the aftermath of a shooting, Jacques Plante suffered a broken nose. After care and multiple stitches, he informed his coach that he was ready to return to game condition to wear his mask. Toe Blake did have a choice. For several years, he refuses to its custodian port of this piece of equipment. At this historic game, Blake accepts ill will, because teams have only one goalkeeper at the time.

Over the years, hockey equipment has continued to be refined to ensure the safety of players. Damage to Zednik who was not wearing a neck protector.

Photo: The masked guard. On April 10, 1955 at page 84, Le Petit Journal publishes a photo of goaltender Ed Kissell. Under the photo caption: "This plastic mask is worn by Ed Kissell of the Junior League of Cleveland. It serves to protect figure against pucks bounce. One would have thought at first glance that Kissell was a man of the planet Mars. "

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Friday, February 1, 2008
On patinoirs Montreal in 1900 (Part Three)
Fun also on the side of the English-speaking community. Indeed, the farce of the British Empire takes place on February 7 at the Arena. This event is held for the benefit of members of the community who went to war in the Transvaal.
A few days before the event, commented on this event: "By encouraging good work on this is not an act designed to imperial federation, but an act of recognition. A good thought and a mite for absentees. "The lighting of the evening was given to the Royal Electric Co., which promises to leave the shelves of its" thousands of multicolored lights. "(1) Different costumes, inspired by the British nobility are available from the costume.


This masquerade is a success. A large number of skaters along the icy surface of the Arena and reserved seats are complete: "By entering the enchanting palace yesterday evening, we could hardly remember a cry of admiration. […] It is believed that whatever homes decorators contained flags, badges, banners, banners were used in the decoration of the Arena last night. The British high society Montreal was there in full, and the presence of the military was easy especially noteworthy. "(2)

But masquerades may not attract thousands of participants. On 21 February to patinoir Twin City, located to the west of the St. Antoine, runs a masquerade. Among the followers of the runner, here is a list of some who were in costume:

Dames

Mr. Paquette: Scottish
A. McMann: Mother Hubert
B. Perry: Soldier Royal
G. Heaquighan: Princess Louise
S. Walker: Charming widow
T. Wilson: Queen Victoria
Gl. Pettigrew: Morning Star
A. Stewart: Woman Transvaal
Mr. Cowan: Union Jack
E. Payette: Soldier
E. Armstrong: Parisienne
C. Paquette: Italian
Mr. Stewart: Matrone
B. Murphy: Seaman

Gentlemen

E. Vermette: Bouffon
X. Paquette: Jockey
H. Dupras: Prince of Wales
A. Mathieu: Zouave Pontifical
R. Normandin: Louis XIV
E. Juteau: Japanese
A. Caldwell: Club Rye
J. Meloche: City Sport
Mr. Wollowitch: Turkish
O. Favreau: Charmeur
A. Spooner: Jim Racketee
A. Robitaille: Jockey
A. Corbeil: Bouffon
O. Thérien: The beautiful belles
N. Bouchard: Officer Boer
A. Germain: Joubert

In February the masquerades successive including Mardi Gras, held on 27 to Montagnard. In March, the skating season ends and hosts several places on the skaters at the rate of 25 cents per person. It underlines the end of winter with a final masquerade.

The event to highlight for the end of this season takes place again in the Montagnard which organize in mid-Lent a Beef Gras. At this festival, held on March 23, we organised a procession of several floats. This is the first time we will see floats on the ice. The first float is the City of Montreal: "… the chariot of the city of Montreal, is preceded by 2 trumpets in hoquetons costume, style Middle Ages, following a herault, arms bearing the banner of arms City and flanked by 4 lansquenets very rich in costumes; outside the 4 girls who escort the tank and who represent each one of 4 nationalities that make up the City of Montreal, Canada - French, English, Scots, Irish, there are 6 halberdiers , François 1er time, in memory of the King of France, which sent the 1st discoverer; Jacques Cartier. "(3)

As a result of the tank, the procession is formed by that of France, America, Ireland, England and one of the club's Montagnard snowshoers. They sing in choir old Canadian songs. Then, to finish the parade, up to the chariot of Beef Gras: "Preceded by a herault weapon banner bearing his then 2 lansquenets, is that extends majestically, it is the superb beef fat, with its ribbons and its tinsel, it is maintained by 4 priests in costumes, on each side of the tank, 2 wild as in Paris, then butchers, and halberdiers hoquetons closing the march. "(4) The procession is followed by all participants in costume.

The event has been so successful that we repeat the experience a few days later. Thus, those who could not attend the show because of space limitations have the chance to see this masquerade quite special. The organizers are taking advantage of to improve the presentation of the parade. Thus, each tank is fitted with Chinese lanterns, the number of banners is doubled. In addition, the beef is even walked in triumph. This beast owned by Mr. Denault, is fattened in anticipation of Easter where it will be immollée. This second evening of Boeuf Gras is the final mockery of the season in Montreal.

At a time when there was no radio, no television, no cars, no computers and video games, amusements still existed in a different form. The skating, it occurred on the outside or on a skating was a good way to pass the time and have fun. The masquerade was a way to spend a pleasant evening. Some participants took advantage of the opportunity to make fun of elders and the general atmosphere was in a good mood. We must see in this kind of activity, the infancy of ice shows as the Ice Follies and Ice Capade.

Let the task of concluding the editor of La Patrie, February 24, 1900: "The masquerades are in vogue it seems. Here masquerades, again, masquerades, always and everywhere masquerades. So much the better it is a way to break the monotony that exists everywhere, in the few games that we have had in this carnival. "

1. La Patrie, February 3, 1900, p.12.
2. La Patrie, February 8, 1900, p.2.
3. La Patrie, March 21, 1900, p.2.
4. Ibid