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The origins and development of the International Hockey League and its effects on the sport of professional ice hockey in North America Mason, Daniel Scott
Abstract
This study examined the development of the first professional ice hockey league, the International Hockey League, and its relationships with amateur and professional leagues and ideals, in both Canada and the United States, during the first decade of the twentieth century. Following the historical method, relying primarily on newspapers reports from the towns involved with the League during that period, a chronological-thematic narrative was written to analyze the following hypotheses: a) the League played an important role in the development of professional hockey in Canada, b) the League and its members reflected and affected attitudes toward professional hockey in Canada and the U.S., c) the operations and play levels of the League were the direct result of several influential individuals and events. The study was arranged into three distinct parts: an examination of background conditions existing in eastern Canada and ice hockey prior to the formation of the l.H.L.; a descriptive narrative of the l.H.L.s towns, operations and influential individuals; and an interpretation of selected issues. The study revealed that the formation and operations of the l.H.L. provided a significant influence on the trend toward the acceptance of professionalism in the Canadian senior hockey leagues. It was also determined that the factors associated with that acceptance led to the demise of the l.H.L.
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The origins and development of the International Hockey League and its effects on the sport of professional ice hockey in North America
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University of British Columbia
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Date Issued |
1994
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Description |
This study examined the development of the first professional ice hockey league, the
International Hockey League, and its relationships with amateur and professional leagues
and ideals, in both Canada and the United States, during the first decade of the twentieth
century.
Following the historical method, relying primarily on newspapers reports from the
towns involved with the League during that period, a chronological-thematic narrative was
written to analyze the following hypotheses: a) the League played an important role in the
development of professional hockey in Canada, b) the League and its members reflected and
affected attitudes toward professional hockey in Canada and the U.S., c) the operations and
play levels of the League were the direct result of several influential individuals and events.
The study was arranged into three distinct parts: an examination of background
conditions existing in eastern Canada and ice hockey prior to the formation of the l.H.L.; a
descriptive narrative of the l.H.L.s towns, operations and influential individuals; and an
interpretation of selected issues.
The study revealed that the formation and operations of the l.H.L. provided a
significant influence on the trend toward the acceptance of professionalism in the Canadian
senior hockey leagues. It was also determined that the factors associated with that
acceptance led to the demise of the l.H.L.
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application/pdf
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eng
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2009-03-03
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0077147
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University of British Columbia
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1994-11
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Graduate
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