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Babe Ruth Hits His First Professional Home Run
Babe ruth arguably one of the best baseball players from his era hit his first professional home run at 19 years old. It happened at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island. This was his first of a total of 714 home runs in his great career. Babe Ruth is third on the all-time home runs leaderboard. The story of his first home run is told differently by different nations. This is the Canadian way.
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National Hockey League was Formed
On November 26th the National Hockey League (NHL) was formed. At first there were only four teams: The Montreal Canadians, the Montreal Wanderers, the Ottawa Senators, and the Toronto Arenas (Canadian Encyclopedia, 2022). The first Official games were between the Montreal Wanderers and Toronto Arenas, and between the Montreal Canadians and the Ottawa Senators (NHL, 2016) -
Canada’s Best Ever Olympic Boxing Medal Haul
During the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, the Canadian boxers won five medals in eight events. The gold medal won by Albert Schneider was Canada’s first gold in Olympics boxing. Canada also won 2 silvers and 2 bronze medals. The reason that made Albert go to the Olympics was that he was not allowed to join the Royal Canadian army because he was not yet a Canadian citizen
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Most Goals in a NHL Game
On January 10, 1920, a total of 21 goals were scored between the Montreal Canadians and the Toronto St. Patrick's. The Montreal Canadians won 14-7. To date, this is still tied for the record of most combined goals by both teams in a single game. The only other game in NHL history to have 21 goals is a game in 1985 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks
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First East-West Grey Cup
On December 3, 1921, the first east-west grey cup was hosted in Toronto. The Toronto Argonauts beat the Edmonton Eskimos 23-0. This was the first truly national grey cup because before 1921 the grey cup was exclusive to teams based in Toronto and Hamilton. Fun Fact: Lionel Conacher of Toronto scored 15 points before leaving the game to play hockey.
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Glider Girl
Isabel Coursier born and raised in Revelstoke, British Columbia was known as “Glider Girl” for her ski jumping abilities. She set the world record at the time with a jump of 25.6m (86ft). She was celebrated as being the first female world champion ski jumper. She was competing in a male competition because there was no competition for females, and she won it. The competition took place in Mount Revelstoke National Park (Government of Canada, 2022). -
Toronto St. Patricks Renamed to Maple Leafs
On february 14, 1927 the Toronto St. Patricks were renamed to the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is Iconic because the Maple Leafs have kept this name since 1927. Even though they are named the Maple Leafs they still use the St.Patricks or Arenas jerseys every once and a while. This change was made when the St.Patricks were bought by Conn Smythe (Canadian Encyclopedia, 2022). The name "Maple Leafs" came from a World War I fighting unit, the Maple Leaf Regiment (Stainkamp, 2010). -
Canadian Women Take The Olympics By Storm
The 1928 summer games were the first Olympics in which women could compete in track and field events. Canadian women's group nicknamed “the matchless six” won gold in the 4x100m relay. This was Canada’s first gold for women's track. In total, the women's track and field team won two gold, two silvers, and a bronze at the 1928 summer Olympics (Giddens, 2017).