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National Sports of Canada Act
National Sports of Canada Act CHAPTER N-16.7 (1994, c. 16) [N-16.7]
An Act to recognize hockey and lacrosse as the national sports of Canada [Assented to 12th May, 1994]
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the National Sports of Canada Act.
NATIONAL SPORTS OF CANADA--Hockey and lacrosse to be national sports
2. The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada.
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Before hockey became Canada's unofficial official national sport, there was lacrosse. In the late nineteenth century, lacrosse was enormously popular, a vigorous sport for a vigorous new nation. But it was a tea party compared to the way First Nations peoples played it. So furious, intense, and exhilarating was lacrosse native-style, some called it the...
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History of Lacrosse
FERGUS THISTLES LACROSSE HALL OF FAME
The Fergus Thistles Lacrosse Hall of Fame was opened in the Fergus and District Community Centre on June 26, 1986. The opening was part of a special four day celebration to honour the game of lacrosse in Fergus and all of the many people who dedicated their time and effort to a long love affair between a village and its citizens which still exists today.
The Thistles Hall of Fame is located in the north end of the Fergus and District Community Centre and is generally open to the public on a daily basis. It serves as a monument, which salutes and recognizes those people who were players of field and box lacrosse and the builders, those who spent countless volunteer hours organizing and supporting the club, which originated circa 1855 and continues to thrive today.
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1867 Fergus Thistles Lacrosse Team
Native American Lacrosse History and Resources on the Web
Thistles Newspaper Article
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Thistle Notes (Colourful Players--with names to match)
Sox Clarke, Stubby Graham, Pickle Bergin, Toole Gow, Tar Siep, Rusty White, Whistler Russell, Teamer Bergin, Bucko MacDonald, Putsy Landoni, Flick Graham, Gut Gerrie.
Thistle Notes (July 15, 1893)
Members of Thistles Lacrosse Club shall meet outside the Hotel, where they shall catch stage coach for the game Saturday in Hamilton. Thistles shall travel as far as Puslinch where they will stay overnight before going on to Hamilton, then following the game make the two day return trip home.
Thistle Notes (April 30, 1908)
Lacrosse is Spreading. London, England April 25th, The Times, discussing Lacrosse reform in Canada, says the elimination of the professional altogether would be the better course and adds that while Canadian Lacrosse is still the best in the world, the gap is rapidly closing up and the time is not far distant when an Australian or English team will be able to hold its own against any representative Canadian team.
Thistle Notes (August 12, 1909)
In driving from Guelph Monday night the Thistles made a record which would be hard to beat. When their cariole arrived in Fergus, the axle grease was smoking. Automobiles or airships weren't to it in a minute. A cow passed them in Marden, but the Thistles' rig caught it again before reaching Fergus. It (the cow) was certainly going some.
Thistle Notes (October 14, 1909)
Brampton Banner says they are telling a funny story down there about a Brampton Lacrosse enthusiast at a game last week in Fergus, who got so excited that he mistook a bottle of shellac for a bottle of linament and smeared the legs of the Brampton captain with the results being his legs becoming so stuck up he could hardly run in his new waterproof legs. The shellac was usually put on sticks to prevent warping.
Thistle Notes (June 6, 1912)
Former Thistle player, Jiggsy Harris, recently charged for murder. Thistle manager Willy Duncan, although shocked, said Jiggsy was always an aggressive player.
Fergus Thistles Hall of Fame Members--FIELD LACROSSE PLAYERS
John Joe Atkinson
Joe Bergin
Micheal Pickle Bergin
Jack Teamer Bergin
Clarke Blakely
O.B. Brown
Red Brown
Rasty Campbell
Bun Clarke
Chris Curliss
Oliver Curliss
Joe Cushing Sr
Clyde Gordon
Tool Gow
Stubby Graham
Flick Graham
Willie Groves
Dr. Norm Kyle
Otto Lovell
Rex Lovell
Bucko McDonald
Sport Murton
Matt Roehmer
Dr. Jack Russell
Norman Sandy Russell
Dr. Tom Russell
Tillie Sargent
Art Shaw
Tar Siep
Jack Simpson
Miff Simpson
Andrew Steele
Bill Thompson
Fergus Thistles Hall of Fame Members--BOX LACROSSE PLAYERS
Stan Abbott
J.P. Bergin
Peter Bergin
Russ Black
Bob Brown
Don Campbell
Lorne Campbell
George Clay
Nibs Chambers
Bob Dobbie
Cec Denny
Tony Dimico
Jerry Fitzgerald
Joe Fletcher
Jack Foote
Don Gear
Jim Halls
Elmer Harris
Waddy Henderson
J.J. Hill
Gary Landoni
Peter Landoni
Paul Landoni
Ron Landoni
Jr. Killinger
Harry Kazarian
Bill Munro
Bert Munro
John Meyer
Bob Mulvey
Corky McGregor
Hec MacKenzie
Jim MacKenzie
Jack Mann
Curly Mason
Huck OConnell
Whitey Pearson
Jim Quinn
Barry Redwood
John Roberts
Jim Robertson
Barney Ritchie
Robbie Robinson
Bryon Ronald
Lorne Smart
Walter Smart
Larry Smeltzer
Dr. Don Smith
Aussie Tott
Ken Watkin
Rusty White
Brian White
Ron Weatherhead
Fergus Thistles Hall of Fame Members--BUILDERS
Fred Beatty
M.J. Beatty
W.G. Beatty
McCune Black
Harry Burr
Tim Bradley
Gord Brown Sr
Col. J.J. Craig
Al Cormie
Bob Dobbie Sr
Ken Denny
Willie Duncan
Hib Farley
Sam Fardella
Joe Forester
Joe Gerrie
Home Gerber
George Glenn
Fred Howatt
Leo Hogan
D.D. Irvine
Ted Kelly
Ed Kopas
Jack Langdon
Mario Landoni Jr
Don McNiven
Vern Matthews
Bill McBain
Toph Martin
Mac Mason
Larry Galbraith
Harry Benham
Ross Nelson
Bill Pearson Sr
Ralph Peden
Bob Proctor
Wayne Robinson
Phyl Ronald
Charlie Stephens
Willie Siep
Bob Watkins
Davie Williamson
Jack Walkey Sr
Packer Wells
Chris Wilson
J.J. Wilson
Matt Wilson
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