Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars: Victoria's Hockey Professionals, 1911-1926
Alan Livingstone Macleod, "Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars: Victoria's Hockey Professionals, 1911-1926"
English | ISBN: 1772033731 | 2021 | 288 pages | EPUB | 9 MB
English | ISBN: 1772033731 | 2021 | 288 pages | EPUB | 9 MB
A fascinating and in-depth look at Victoria's largely unknown professional hockey players in the early twentieth century, and the historical context in which they played.
For most hockey fans hailing from Canada’s westernmost province, the sport’s most coveted prize, the Stanley Cup, has remained frustratingly elusive for nearly a century. But what many people do not know is that the west coast, and in particular the city of Victoria, was once a hockey mecca, where superstars flourished, Hall of Famers were made, and big victories—yes, even the Stanley Cup of 1925—were won.
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