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*3/4: '''Halifax Royal Blues''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:1<ref>''Halifax Herald'', 1889-03-05</ref> | *3/4: '''Halifax Royal Blues''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:1<ref>''Halifax Herald'', 1889-03-05</ref> | ||
The Windsor Juniors won the first league to be arranged in the province, the Windsor Town League, in 1888-89. | |||
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*2/28: '''Quebec Hockey Club''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 8:0 | *2/28: '''Quebec Hockey Club''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 8:0 | ||
*3/1: '''Quebec Hockey Club''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 5:1 | *3/1: '''Quebec Hockey Club''' - Dartmouth Chebuctos 5:1 | ||
"Towards the end of February the champion Chebucto hockey team went to Montreal where they played two games for what was then the equivalent of the Stanley Cup. They lost both. As the Canadian rules differed from those in our neighborhood, one-half of each game was played under Maritime rules. | |||
After the return of the Chebuctos, hockey playing hereabouts was changed to conform to the Canadian style. Goal-stones were now placed at right angles to the length of the rink, and the rubber puck was introduced. From samples of Montreal hockey sticks brought to Dartmouth, the Mi’kmaq at the lakes commenced making the square-edged type instead of the rounded handle."<ref>''The Story of Dartmouth'', John P. Martin (1957)</ref> | |||
==Images== | |||
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1889 Windsor Juniors.png|The Windsor Juniors | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:43, 19 July 2022
This was the 1889 ice hockey season in the Canadian Maritimes:
Nova Scotia
- 3/4: Halifax Royal Blues - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:1[1]
The Windsor Juniors won the first league to be arranged in the province, the Windsor Town League, in 1888-89.
- Chebuctos Quebec Tour
- 2/26: Montreal HC - Dartmouth Chebuctos 6:1
- 2/27: Montreal Crystals - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:1
- 2/28: Quebec Hockey Club - Dartmouth Chebuctos 8:0
- 3/1: Quebec Hockey Club - Dartmouth Chebuctos 5:1
"Towards the end of February the champion Chebucto hockey team went to Montreal where they played two games for what was then the equivalent of the Stanley Cup. They lost both. As the Canadian rules differed from those in our neighborhood, one-half of each game was played under Maritime rules.
After the return of the Chebuctos, hockey playing hereabouts was changed to conform to the Canadian style. Goal-stones were now placed at right angles to the length of the rink, and the rubber puck was introduced. From samples of Montreal hockey sticks brought to Dartmouth, the Mi’kmaq at the lakes commenced making the square-edged type instead of the rounded handle."[2]
Images
The Windsor Juniors
