The Game Flashcards
What and when was the movement from agrarian to urban society?
Moving to cities in the mid-late 19th century.
What does mass production of goods refer to?
Factories, mass production
How did leisure time change during urbanization/ industrialization?
Set times of the day, money to spend
Farmers always worked, but moving to the city meant that they had set work times and therefore time and money to indulge in sports.
What was a consequence of land becoming more expensive?
Loss of traditional spaces to play
What characterized the emerging middle class?
Purchasing power, demand for leisure activities
What is the Cult of Masculinity concerned with?
Men getting ‘soft’; sports as an opportunity to show ‘manliness’
Men getting soft: Farming was ‘manly’ as it was difficult.
Sports became incredibly violent as a result.
Where did Shinty originate?
Scotland
Ice shinty!
When was Bandy first played and where?
1813, England
Much larger ice surface than shinty.
What is Hurling and where is it from?
A prehistoric game from Ireland
When were roller skates invented?
1866
Roller Polo in North America!
What sport was popular in the NE United States during the 1870s?
Ice Polo
Played with lacrosse ball and cricket pads.
NE: New Hamshire, Massachucets, etc.
Canadians came down to play in the 1870s, as rules were different they played 2 games (one each with their own set of rules) and adopted each other’s rules that they liked.
When and where was the first organized hockey game recorded?
Mar. 3, 1875 in Montreal
What began the formation of sporting clubs in Montreal?
National associations and the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (exclusionary/ all upper and middle class, won 3 first Stanley Cups).
Bigger and more important than Toronto.
What influenced the social structure in Europe?
Attempts to recreate social hierarchy.
Where was the first recorded game of hockey played?
Victoria Skating Rink
What influenced the current Red Wings logo?
Former MAAA logo.
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.
How many players were on each side in the first recorded hockey game?
9 on 9
What rules influenced the Montreal Game?
Combination of rugby and field hockey rules.
When were the first written rules of hockey published?
1877
Rules adapted from field hockey’s original 12.
What did the Montreal Winter Carnival introduce?
Hockey and organized teams.
What is a ‘Bully’ in hockey?
The starting action of the game, banging sticks together, then ‘go’.
What are the 5 rules published in 1877?
- 7 players a side, including goalie.
Point and coverpoint (staggered D), Rover (b/w F and D) - No subs, injuries would drop a player from other side.
- Penalties given based on infraction severity (“sent to the fence”)
- Lifting; lift puck w/ backhand to the rafters, hoping it would hit opposing player so that it was live.
- On side, needing to be fast, good at stick handling and checking.
No penalty box, some players would literally sit on the fence.
What changes occurred in the 1900s regarding hockey rules?
1905: Allowed to pickup rebound from goalie.
1910: NHA drops one player from each roster due to competition for players (thought it would be expensive).
1913: Expanded to 10 feet, introduction of blue lines.
1918: Neutral zone passing (not in end zones).
1930: Forward passing (initially across blue lines).
Scoring went up substantially in 1930.
What significant rule change happened in 1929-30 in the NHL?
Allowed forward passing
What type of skates were used before 1900?
Spring skates clamped onto ordinary boots
Tube skates in 1900, unchanged through the 1970s.
What was the first type of hockey stick made?
One piece Mi’kmaq
Two piece sticks in 1920s
Laminated wood in 1940s (lasted longer)
Curves in 1960s
Aluminium in 1980s
Composite blade in 1990s.
When were aluminum sticks introduced in hockey?
1980s
Became widely popular in 1990s by Gretzky.
What type of pads were used in the 1890s?
Cane guards from cricket pads.
Secretly sewed felt onto shoulders of jerseys.
Before this, shin pads under fur stockings were used, but this was not ‘manly.’
When were face masks first introduced in hockey?
1947 by Chuck Rayner
Who popularized facemasks for goalies?
Jacques Plante (1959)
Who was the last goalie to not wear a mask?
Andy Brown (1977)
What did the first goalie pads look like?
Specially made cricket pads (1890s to 1920s).
What material were early pucks made from?
Wooden pucks, lacrosse balls (cut top and bottom to make less bouncy).
What change was made to hockey nets in 1927?
Art Ross net, still used today
1911: Framed net w/ crossbar.
What did the nets look like in the 1900s?
Two pipes imbedded in ice, umpire positioned behind the goal (often got hit by the puck).
1911: Framed net w/ crossbar.
What were early ice surfaces standardized to?
60 x 160
What was the significance of the Victoria Skating Rink in 1862?
Hosted masquerade balls and skating, build by upperclass for the upperclass.
When did rink size become standardized (and realistic)?
Once the first game was played in the Victoria Ice Rink (1862).
True or False: The first organized hockey game was played outdoors.
False
What are the three significant rinks from the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Montreal: Westmount Arena- 1898. Entertainment venue, spectator arena.
Pittsburgh: Duquense Gardens- 1899. Artificial rink, 300ft. Birthplace of modern pro hockey.
Vancouver: Denman Arena- 1912. Artificial rink, largest building outside MSG.
