Only a few NHL players have awards named after them. The Vezina, the Art Ross, the Rocket Richard to name a few. One award, created to honour the NHL players who are leaders on the ice and in their communities, is the King Clancy Memorial Trophy...
Today, the NHL is one of the biggest sports leagues in North America and a part of the collective culture of Canada. Throughout our history, the NHL and its players have influenced Canada in various ways. When CBC did a poll of the greatest...
If there was someone in the old days of hockey who was cut from a different cloth, it was Eddie Shore. Not only was he highly gifted as a defenseman, but he was also one of the toughest guys on the ice and the stories of his hockey exploits have...
I’m going to play a clip from a game on Dec. 30, 1981. It involved the setting of a record that may never be broken. Gretzky would finish with 92 goals that season. It is a stunning record, but what if I told you that there was someone who if he had...
A shout-out to the podcast Minute Women. If you grew up in the 1990s in Canada, then you likely saw plenty of Heritage Minutes. The Heritage Minutes touted parts of our heritage, and themselves, became a part of our cultural heritage. Well, this...
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/canadaehx Listen to this podcast episode by searching for Canadian History Ehx on all podcast platforms Born on April 25, 1918 in Blackie, Alberta, Pat Egan would have a decent playing and coaching career...
Born in Saskatoon on March 25, 1913, Bert Gardiner would play parts of a few seasons in the NHL before fading away to regular life. Gardiner is not so much known for his prowess in the net as a goalie, but for his brush with several unique NHL...
You can listen to this episode on my podcast on iTunes here: is also available on all other podcast platforms. Born on Aug. 14, 1943 in Allan, Saskatchewan, Ron Boehm would attend high school in the community of his birth before leaving to...
Hockey has always been important to Canadians, and there are few communities in the country that don’t count at least one professional player in their history. Stettler is no different, and one of the most successful to come from the community was...
The 1909 Baseball Team in Maple Creek Support the podcast and page for as little as $1 a month: the Canadian history chat on Discord: on iTunes to the podcast (many bonus features) right here Every community, from the largest to the smallest, has...