by Puckraker, Courtesy of The Morning Skate
Chase Nicholas holding Alexander Cope’s stick made in 1917. Photo by April Maloney
Where does hockey come from? Is it a cultural combination of games formed in a melting pot, or was it birthed by a single culture and gifted to the world? As professor and hockey writer Paul W. Bennett puts it, it’s a “matter of Creationism or Evolution.”
Most hockey fans accept Canada’s claim to the best sport on Earth: but when you ask Canadians how the game formed, it gets personal.
Despite the provincial differences in birthplace, most creation theories share, says Paul W. Bennett, “a Euro-centric perspective on the development of the game.” He encourages what “practicing what the Mi’kmaq call ‘tw ...
