A Simple Game (1875-1905)

Hockey: A People's History Season 1 Episode 1

Overview:
The origins of hockey can be traced back to the ancient pyramids, but when the puck is dropped on a strange new game one winter's night in 1875, a young country has a new passion that explodes across class and gender. At first it's played by the wealthy. It's in these circles that hockey finds its first great patron - Lord Stanley of Preston, who gives the sport its Holy Grail. The game eventually breaks out across the country, played by women, plumber's helpers, university students and countless other groups. As the game struggles to deal with its growing reputation for violence, it faces its greatest challenge: the onset of professionalism.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Paul Gross, James Hyndman

Release Date : 2006-09-17

Duration : 45 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

A Simple Game (1875-1905)
1. A Simple Game (1875-1905)
The Money Game (1905-1915)
2. The Money Game (1905-1915)
Empires on Ice (1915-1929)
3. Empires on Ice (1915-1929)
The People's Game (1930-1945)
4. The People's Game (1930-1945)
A National Obsession (1945-1960)
5. A National Obsession (1945-1960)
The Golden Age (1960-1972)
6. The Golden Age (1960-1972)
The Soul of a Nation (1972-1980)
7. The Soul of a Nation (1972-1980)
Hope and Betrayal (1980-1988)
8. Hope and Betrayal (1980-1988)
Winter of Discontent (1990-1998)
9. Winter of Discontent (1990-1998)
Reclaiming the Game (1998-2002)
10. Reclaiming the Game (1998-2002)


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