PUTTING IT ON ICE: A SOCIAL HISTORY OP HOCKEY IN THE MARITIMES. 1880-1914 Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of Master of Arts by Sheldon Gillis Department of History Saint Mary’s University Halifax, Nova Scotia 1994 (c) Copyright Sheldon Gillis 1994 National Library Bibliothèque nationale 1 ^ 1 of Canada du Canada Acquisitions and Direction des acquisitions et Bibliographie Services Branch des services bibliographiques 395 Wellington Street 395. rue Wellington Ottawa. 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Y o a UMi SUBJECT TERM SUBJECT CODE Subject Categories THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS Psychology.................................... 0525 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND Ancient.................................... 0579 Architecture.................................... 0729 R eading.........................................0535 THEOLOGY Medieval................................. 0581 Modern................................... 0582 Art History.......................................0377 Religious........................................ 0527 Philosophy ................ 0422 Sciences......................................... 0714 B lock.................. 0328 C inem a............................................0900 Reli^on Secondory..................................... 0533 A fric a n.................................... 0331 D ance.............................................0378 A n c r a................................... i 0318 Social Sciences............................. 0534 Asia, Australia ond Oceania0332 Fine A r ts.........................................0357 Biblical Studies.......................0321 Canadian................................ 0334 Information Science ..........0723 Sociology o.................................. f 0340 C le rg y..................................... 0319 European................................. 0335 Journolism.......................................0391 Special............................................0529 History o f.................................0320 Teacher Training...........................0530 Latin A m erican....................... 0336 Library Science ............... 0399 Philosophy o......................... f 0322 Middle Eastern....................... C333 Moss Communications .....0708 Technology.................................... 0710 Theology........................................0469 M usic ................................... 0413 Tests ancTMeasurements............. 0288 United States................... 0337 Speech Communication................0459 Vocational..................................... 0747 History of Science......... .............. 0585 SOCIAL SCIENCES Low .................................................. 0398 Theater............................................0465 American Studies......................... 0323 LANGUAGE^ LITERATURE AND Political Science Anthropology EDUCATION LINGUISTICS G eneral.............. ' ............. 0615 Arch oeo lo g.......................... y 0324 Intornotionol Law ond General.......................................... 0515 Cultural ....................................0326 Administration ......................... 0514 Relations.............................. 0616 ' ' " a ........... 067, Physical...................................0327 Public Adm inistration............ 0617 Adult ond Continuing................... 0516 A ncient.................................... 0289 Business Administration Agriculturol............... 0517 Recreation...................................... DBM Linguistics................................0290 G eneral...................................0310 Socioi W o r k................................ 0452 A r t ............... 0273 M o d e rn...................................0291 Accounting.............................. 0272 Sociology Bilingual and Multicultural...........0282 Literature Banking.................................. 0770 G eneral................................ 0626 Business.......................................... 0688 Management......................... 0454 G eneral ........................ 0401 Criminology and Penology0627 ... Community C ollege.......................0275 Classical..................................0294 M arketing...............................0338 D em o g ra pw......................... 0938 Curriculum ond Instruction ....0727 Comparative.......................... 0295 Conodion Studies........................ 0385 Ethnic and Racial Studies 0631.... Early Childhocxl.............................0518 Medieval................................. 0297 Economics Elementary..................................... 0524 Individual and Family Modern................................... 0298 G eneral.................................. 0501 Studies................................ 0628 Finonce......................... 0277 A fric a n....................................0316 Agricultural............................ 0503 Industrial ond Labor Guidance ond Counseling...........0519 A m erican................................ 0591 Commerce-Business..............0505 Relations ...................... 0629 H ealth..............................................0680 A s ia n...................................... 0305 Finance................................... 0508 Public and Social Welfare.0630 ... H ig h e............................................. r 0745 Canadian (English)............... 0352 History.....................................0509 Social Structure and History o f........................................0520 Canadian (French)................. 0355 L a b o r.................................... 0510 Development ............ 0700 Home Economics.......................... 0278 English .................................... 0593 Theory.................................... 0511 Theory and M ethods............ .0344 Industrial......................................... 0521 G erm onic...............................0311 Folklore......................................... 0358 Tronsportalion............................. .0709 Language end Literature.............. 0279 Latin Am erican...................... 0312 G eography...................................0366 Urban and Regional Planning.0999 Malnematics ........................0280 Middle Eastern...................... 0315 Gerontology.................................0351 Women's Studies ........... ,0453 M usic............................................... 0522 Romance................................0313 History Philosophy o.................................. f 0998 Slavic and East Européen 0314 G eneral..................................0578 Physical............................................0523 THE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES G eodesy......................................... 0370 Speech Pathology...................0460 Engineering Agriculture G eology.......................................... 0372 Toxicology...............................0383 G eneral................ 0537 G eneral..................... 0473 Geophysics.................................... 0373 Home Economics.......................... 0386 Aerospace............................... 0538 A g ro n o m............................... y 0285 H ydrology.......................................0388 Agriculturol..............................0539 Animal Culture and M ineralogy......................................0411 PHYSICAL SCIENCES Automotive .......................... 0540 N u tritio n............................... 0475 Paleobotany................................... 0345 Pure Sciences Biomedical............................... 0541 Poleoecology..................................0426 Chemical ................................ 0542 Animal Pathology................... 0476 Chemistry FocxJ Science ond Paleontology................................... 0418 Civil ..................... 0543 G eneral....................................0485 Poleozoology.................................. 0985 Electronics and Electrical 0544 Technology.......................... 0359 Agricultural..............................0749 Polynology ...........................0427 Heal and Thermodynamics ... 0348 Forestry and W ild life............. 0478 A n a lytica................................ l 0486 Physical G eography......................0368