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==History of hockey in Nunavut== | ==History of hockey in Nunavut== | ||
Very little is known about the history of hockey in Nunavut, which only became a territory in 1999. A covered, natural ice rink with seating for 1,500 has existed in Rankin Inlet since the mid-1980s. Ranklin Inlet and Iqaluit have senior leagues, and there was a junior league held in Iqaluit from 2008-2011. The Nunavut Challenge Cup for the territorial junior championship has been played since 2003. The winner advances to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. | Very little is known about the history of hockey in Nunavut, which only became a territory in 1999. In 1979, it was noted there was a hockey arena in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit).<ref>''Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune'', 1979-02-06</ref> There was a three team senior league in existence in Frobisher Bay in 1984, and an all-star team known as the Flyers won the D division of the Pointe Claire Intermediate Invitational Hockey Tournament in Montreal. In 1986, they played in the C division, getting eliminated by Dartmouth.<ref>''Montreal Gazette'', 1986-05-06</ref> A covered, natural ice rink with seating for 1,500 has existed in Rankin Inlet since the mid-1980s. Ranklin Inlet and Iqaluit have senior leagues, and there was a junior league held in Iqaluit from 2008-2011. The Nunavut Challenge Cup for the territorial junior championship has been played since 2003. The winner advances to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 27 December 2021
Nunavut is a territory in northern Canada. It has a population of about 30,000. The capital is Iqaluit.
Very little is known about the history of hockey in Nunavut, which only became a territory in 1999. In 1979, it was noted there was a hockey arena in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit).[1] There was a three team senior league in existence in Frobisher Bay in 1984, and an all-star team known as the Flyers won the D division of the Pointe Claire Intermediate Invitational Hockey Tournament in Montreal. In 1986, they played in the C division, getting eliminated by Dartmouth.[2] A covered, natural ice rink with seating for 1,500 has existed in Rankin Inlet since the mid-1980s. Ranklin Inlet and Iqaluit have senior leagues, and there was a junior league held in Iqaluit from 2008-2011. The Nunavut Challenge Cup for the territorial junior championship has been played since 2003. The winner advances to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.
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 Alberta -  British Columbia -  Manitoba -  Newfoundland and Labrador -  New Brunswick
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 Nova Scotia -  Ontario -  Prince Edward Island -  Quebec -  Saskatchewan
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Territories:  Northwest Territories -  Nunavut -  Yukon
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