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8 Between a Puck and a Showpiece
Spectator Sport and the Differing Responses to Hockey (and Its Absence) in Canada and the United States – A Canadian Poet Looks at the Fate of the Game
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Richard Harrison
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Acronyms vii
- Introduction: Canada’s Game? Hockey and the Problem of Identity 1
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Community, Region, Nation Hockey and the Contexts of Identity
- Big Liners and Beer Gardens 11
- Are Americans Really Hockey’s Villains? 26
- Confronting a Compelling Other 44
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Forging Identity Through Fiction
- “Just part of the game” 65
- Win Orr Lose 81
- The Mystery of a Canadian Father of Hockey Stories 98
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Buying and Selling Identities Hockey as Commodity
- “There’s more people here tonight than at a first night of the Metropolitan” 127
- Between a Puck and a Showpiece 151
- Forever Proud? 161
- Manufacturing Players and Controlling Sports 180
- References 211
- Contributors 229
- Index 232
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Acronyms vii
- Introduction: Canada’s Game? Hockey and the Problem of Identity 1
-
Community, Region, Nation Hockey and the Contexts of Identity
- Big Liners and Beer Gardens 11
- Are Americans Really Hockey’s Villains? 26
- Confronting a Compelling Other 44
-
Forging Identity Through Fiction
- “Just part of the game” 65
- Win Orr Lose 81
- The Mystery of a Canadian Father of Hockey Stories 98
-
Buying and Selling Identities Hockey as Commodity
- “There’s more people here tonight than at a first night of the Metropolitan” 127
- Between a Puck and a Showpiece 151
- Forever Proud? 161
- Manufacturing Players and Controlling Sports 180
- References 211
- Contributors 229
- Index 232
