Memorial University DAI: Icing the puck : the origins, rise, and decline of Newfoundland senior hockey, 1896-1996

advanced search

Digital Archives Initiative
Memorial University - Electronic Theses and Dissertations 3

menu off

add document to favorites : add page to favorites : reference url

back to results : previous : next

Search this object:

0 hit(s) :: previous hit : next hit

View:

previous page : next page

Document Description

Title	Icing the puck : the origins, rise, and decline of Newfoundland senior hockey, 1896-1996
Author	White, Gregory Bruce, 1969-
Description	Thesis (M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. Sociology
Date	1997
Pagination	ix, 174 leaves : ill.
Subject	Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association; Hockey--Newfoundland and Labrador--History; Hockey--Newfoundland and Labrador--Sociological aspects
Degree	M.S.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Sociology
Discipline	Sociology
Language	eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 165-174.
Abstract	One hundred years ago, transplanted Canadians introduced the game of ice-hockey to Newfoundlanders. This thesis tracks the history of Newfoundland hockey within the context of the Island's socio-economic development. It identifies three broad, overlapping periods which characterize the sport's trajectory, namely: moral entrepreneurship, civic entrepreneurship, and corporate entrepreneurship. These stages are exemplified in three case studies of Newfoundland hockey playing communities — St. John's, Buchans, and Corner Brook. The infusion of colonial sporting tradition, the rational recreation movement, the involvement of women, amateur-professional controversies, civic promotion (boosterism), and the 'importing' of semi-professional players are also examined. The practice of 'importing' semi-professional players is particularly important given its contribution to the decline of community-based Senior hockey in the province. The analysis concludes by considering the growing tendency toward the corporatization of sport, and the implications of this trend for peripheral regions such as Newfoundland.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1234519
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(24.49 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/White_GregoryB.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	55422.cpd