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Despite being excluded from Winnipeg's senior hockey league for the 1919-20 season, the Winnipeg Falcons, made up of the children of Icelandic immigrants, became Canadian national champions and won the 1920 Olympic gold medal in Antwerp. Combined with their willingness to serve Canada in World War I, their success made this team a symbol of Canadian manhood, unaffected by the ethnic stereotyping and discrimination that affected some other sports teams during the 1920s.<ref>Ryan Eyford, "From Prairie Goolies to Canadian Cyclones: the Transformation of the 1920 Winnipeg Falcons." ''Sport History Review'' 2006 37(1): 5-18. Issn: 1087-1659</ref>   

Despite being excluded from Winnipeg's senior hockey league for the 1919-20 season, the Winnipeg Falcons, made up of the children of Icelandic immigrants, became Canadian national champions and won the 1920 Olympic gold medal in Antwerp. Combined with their willingness to serve Canada in World War I, their success made this team a symbol of Canadian manhood, unaffected by the ethnic stereotyping and discrimination that affected some other sports teams during the 1920s.<ref>Ryan Eyford, "From Prairie Goolies to Canadian Cyclones: the Transformation of the 1920 Winnipeg Falcons." ''Sport History Review'' 2006 37(1): 5-18. Issn: 1087-1659</ref>   

Maurice "Rocket" Richard, (1921–2000) is one of the nation's most important sports icons, especially in Quebec. Playing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942–60) he scored 544 regular season goals and 82 more in playoffs. Famed for his dashing style of play, his intensity, determination, and scoring prowess, Richard the first 50-goal scorer in NHL history in 1944-45, with a 50-game schedule. Richard was named to the All Star team 14 times, won two Hart trophies as league MVP, and led the Canadiens to eight Stanley Cups.<ref>Melançon Benoît, ''Les Yeux de Maurice Richard: Une Histoire Culturelle,'' (2006)</ref>

Maurice "Rocket" Richard (1921–2000) is one of the nation's most important sports icons, especially in Quebec. Playing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942–60) he scored 544 regular season goals and 82 more in playoffs. Famed for his dashing style of play, his intensity, determination, and scoring prowess, Richard the first 50-goal scorer in NHL history in 1944-45, with a 50-game schedule. Richard was named to the All Star team 14 times, won two Hart trophies as league MVP, and led the Canadiens to eight Stanley Cups.<ref>Melançon Benoît, ''Les Yeux de Maurice Richard: Une Histoire Culturelle,'' (2006)</ref>

In September 1972, Canada's best hockey players from the National Hockey League (NHL) played the elite amateurs from the [[Soviet Union]] in a friendly series. When Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau met his Soviet counterpart, Aleksei Kosygin, in 1971, their discussions included increasing the hockey competitions between the two countries. Soon after, hockey hierarchies of both nations decided on a series of eight games, four to be played across Canada and four in Moscow. For Canadians, the Summit Series was intended to be a celebration of their global supremacy in ice hockey. The architects of Soviet hockey, on the other hand, had designs on surprising Canada and the world with their skill and claiming the Canadian game as their own. Over the course of the month, the games captured the imagination of both nations. Far beyond any hockey match, the series pitted East against West - communism against capitalism - and many of the players were swept away with the sense of history in the making that the games engendered. What was to be a friendly contest became instead a politically charged event with extensive cultural repercussions - quite literally, a Cold War.<ref>J. J. Wilson, "27 Remarkable Days: the 1972 Summit Series of Ice Hockey Between Canada and the Soviet Union." ''Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions'' 2004 5(2): 271-280. ISSN: 1469-0764 Fulltext: [[EBSCO]]; Markku Jokisipilä, "Maple Leaf, Hammer, and Sickle: International Ice Hockey During the Cold War." ''Sport History Review'' 2006 37(1): 36-53. Issn: 1087-1659</ref>

In September 1972, Canada's best hockey players from the National Hockey League (NHL) played the elite amateurs from the [[Soviet Union]] in a friendly series known as the Summit Series. When Canadian prime minister [[Pierre Trudeau]] met his Soviet counterpart, Aleksei Kosygin, in 1971, their discussions included increasing the hockey competitions between the two countries. Soon after, hockey hierarchies of both nations decided on a series of eight games, four to be played across Canada (in [[Montreal]], [[Toronto]], [[Winnipeg]] and [[Vancouver]]) and four in Moscow. For Canadians, the Summit Series was intended to be a celebration of their global supremacy in ice hockey. The architects of Soviet hockey, on the other hand, had designs on surprising Canada and the world with their skill and claiming the Canadian game as their own. Over the course of the month, the games captured the imagination of both nations. Far beyond any hockey match, the series pitted East against West - Communism against capitalism - and many of the players were swept away with the sense of history in the making that the games engendered. What was to be a friendly contest became instead, thanks to the machinations of the USSR, a politically charged event with extensive cultural repercussions - quite literally, a Cold War.<ref>J. J. Wilson, "27 Remarkable Days: the 1972 Summit Series of Ice Hockey Between Canada and the Soviet Union." ''Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions'' 2004 5(2): 271-280. ISSN: 1469-0764 Fulltext: [[EBSCO]]; Markku Jokisipilä, "Maple Leaf, Hammer, and Sickle: International Ice Hockey During the Cold War." ''Sport History Review'' 2006 37(1): 36-53. Issn: 1087-1659</ref>

See also:

See also:

* [[Canadian sports]]

* [[Canadian sports]]

* [[street hockey]]

* [[Street hockey]]

* [[NHL]]

* [[National Hockey League]]

==Further reading==

==Further reading==