Who was the pioneer of women's hockey?
Conner Cummings
2025-05-25 21:39:03
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Isobel Stanley, the daughter of Canada's Governor General, Lord Stanley of Preston, began to play ice hockey after being inspired by the game played at the Montreal Winter Carnival in 1889. As a pioneer of the game in Canada, Isobel helped to popularize ice hockey.
Ault began her playing career during the years of the First World War, joining the Ottawa Alerts in 1915. The consistent goal scorer was popularly known as the “Queen of the Ice.”
Lapensée began playing for the Cornwall Victorias at 16 years old. From 1915 to 1918, the Victorias never lost a game with Lapensée in the lineup. She was nicknamed “The Miracle Maid.”
Widely known as the former mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, Hazel McCallion began playing hockey in the late 1920s in Port Daniel on the Gaspé coast of Quebec. After moving to Montreal, McCallion turned 'professional,' earning $5 a game to play for Kik Cola, one of three teams in a ladies' league there, making her one of the first paid female players documented.
Marianne Flatley
2025-05-25 19:14:23
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Miss Louisa Martin was the captain of the Ireland team. Emily G Johnson was the captain of the England team.
Sarai Feil
2025-05-25 18:16:49
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Constance Applebee gives a demonstration at Radcliffe College to the women’s physical education professors in the area. Constance Applebee founds the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) in Philadelphia. The championship was a result of the devoted efforts by Sharon E. Taylor, who, at the time, was the head coach at Lock Haven University and later became the president of USFHA and athletic director at Lock Haven.
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