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"Mail-order companies worked hard to develop customer loyalty, targeting their marketing to particular customers, and loyal customers they were"

Read more at source page at : http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/catalog/cat2200e.shtmlSource: http://tinyurl.com/3rueofd

Image used with permission of Sears Canada Inc.

Source for Catalogues http://tinyurl.com/3u5vx2nSee also the Canadian Museum of Civilizationhttp://tinyurl.com/3hn7u77

Eaton Catalogue & The  Marketing of Hockey

Hockey competed with other sports for the limelight

Opening night at Maple Leaf Gardens 

November 12, 1931Original programme City of Toronto Archives, Series 306, Subseries 1, File 25

Copyright: In public domainSource: http://www.toronto.ca/archives/becker_collections/sporting_list_of_works.htm

CBC Radio broadcasted play-by-play live action.  For example, families joined in the action, as Maurice Richard saved the day...

Listen to Maurice Richard: Stanley Cup hero

at CBC radio archives http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/hockey/the-legendary-9-maurice-rocket-richard/stanley-cup-hero.html

Radio Broadcasts of Hockey Games

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10422334@N08/6394080339/by Guy Mayer under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

CBC

Biggest Audience in Hockey History Hears Broadcast

Radio reached millions of hockey fans in the 1940s.Big sponsors like Imperial oil showed business's continued involvement.

View full-sized article as Google News Archive at http://tinyurl.com/kffhoyc

Preston Rivulettes

"Between 1930 and 1940, the team played an estimated 350 games. [2] They lost only two and tied three. For the entire decade of the

1930s, the Rivulettes were the winners of the Bobby Rosenfeld Trophy. The trophy was given to the Ontario champions. In addition, the

Rivulettes were six time winners of the Eastern Canadian championship and the Elmer Doust Cup (the honour for winning the Eastern

Canadian championship). The team also won the Lady Bessborough Trophy (given to Canadian Champions) six times.

The Rivulettes were invited to play games in 1939 in Europe, but were unable to due to the start of World War II. In 1963, the club was

inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame."

Text and image source: : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Rivulettes

See also “Queens of the Ice Lanes” full article at https://www.uleth.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10133/2550/queens%20of%20the%20ice.pdf

Maroons

Images source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/5818513906/File name:08_06_011930Title: Hockey stars MaroonsCreator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)

Copyright © Leslie Jones.Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones CollectionAs Flickr user Boston Public Library using license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0With permission to use derivative (cropped) version on LEARN site

The Montreal Maroons played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. They were the last non-Original Six team to win the Stanley Cup until the expansion Philadelphia Flyers won in 1974. (Wikipedia)

Great Depression hard on Maroons

"In Montreal, financial strains from the Great

Depression hurt the attendances of both the

Canadiens and Maroons. However, there were far

more francophone supporters for the Canadiens than

anglophone supporters for the Maroons.[25] As a

result, the Maroons finished with the worst attendance

in the league, three seasons in a row. Also, by 1935,

both teams were owned by Canadian Arena Company.

(Ernest Savard and Maurice Forget, who owned the

Canadiens, were part of the Canadian Arena Company,

as were Maroons owners James Strachan and Donat

Raymond). It became obvious that only one team could

represent Montreal. The Maroons' dire financial straits

caused them to sell off several players, including star

winger Hooley Smith.[25] Despite the Maroons'

financial troubles, they continued to play competitive

hockey well into the 1930s”

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Maroons

Images source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/5817947103/File name: 08_06_011948Title: Stars - Montreal MaroonCreator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)

Copyright © Leslie Jones.Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones CollectionAs Flickr user Boston Public Library using license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Maroons last games in 1938

See article in The Daily Times - Aug 26, 1938

via Google News archives at:

http://tinyurl.com/65e4bbe

Maroons finally fold in 1939

"The Maroons officially folded May 13 1939.

 

1938-1996: In the years after Maroons folded the Canadiens,

were left to represent Montreal, which was upended by Toronto

as the largest city in Canada during the 1970's. Through these

years Anglo hockey fans in Montreal either found themselves

weaning onto the Habs or found themselves becoming Toronto

Maple Leaf fans. Meanwhile the Montreal Forum, which was

built specifically for the Maroons, would become the most

famous venue in hockey as the Canadiens set a record with 24

Stanley Cup Championships with hockey heroes that will

become legends throughout Canada, as the Maroons would be

forgotten."

Source:  http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/mtlmar/maroons.html

City of Toronto Archives, Series 306, Subseries 1, File 23 found athttp://www.toronto.ca/archives/becker_collections/sporting_list_of_works.htmCopyright holder unknown. Presumed in public domain. Searching for owner.

Arena Company controls...

See article in The Lewiston Daily Sun - Apr 6, 1940

via Google News archives at : http://tinyurl.com/5u5amfa

Better days forecast..

See article in The Windsor Daily Star - Apr 6, 1940

via Google News archives at : http://tinyurl.com/3ztvmn3

Maple Leaf Gardens

"At the corner of Carleton and Church Streets is one of Canada’s national treasures, the Maple Leaf Gardens. For almost 68 years, the Gardens, as it was known, hosted a variety of events and was the home of one of the "Original Six" hockey teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Perhaps more significantly, it was the scene of many cherished Canadian moments."

Read more and view the clip at:http://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/maple-leaf-gardens?media_type=41

Image source:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapleLeafGardens1934.jpg

Heritage Minutes clip:

Conn Smythe

“One of the more competitive and colourful characters in NHL history, Conn Smythe built the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Maple Leaf Gardens. He was a fearless leader as a major on the battlefield in two world wars and took no prisoners when making the Maple Leafs one of the league's powers...”

Read more at Hockey Hall of Fame Conn Smythe biographyat http://tinyurl.com/3vwa7jy

Images source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/8338479260/File name: 08_06_030368Title: Conn SmytheCreator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)

Rights: Copyright Leslie Jones.Credit: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.As Flickr user Boston Public Library using license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Perspective of fan:  George Woodward

Photo used with permission from George Woodward

Listen to.... “An Oral History: DW Memories!” Available to users of the LES are various media files, including interviews with DW about hockey in his youth, 1930s, and about hockey history in general, through the 1950s, 1960s, and right up to the present day. Various questions were posed and these have been separated into corresponding mp3 audio files.

Access MP3 recordings at http://www.learnquebec.ca/en/content/curriculum/social_sciences/features/situationhockey

Five things to know about ... the 1932-33 Season !

“On May 10, 1932, as they faced the Great Depression head on, NHL owners were willing to do anything to keep costs down. It was a far cry from today’s world of collective bargaining, so six months before the 1932-33 season began, owners unilaterally determined that there would be a $70,000 salary cap for the upcoming season. The maximum salary for any single player would be $7,500. In addition, the league allowed only one of two temporarily suspended franchises, the Ottawa Senators, to return for 1932-33. It also cut the maximum number of skaters in uniform from 14 to 13 per game, and arranged working agreements with the AHL and WPHL to prevent those leagues from threatening to poach its players for higher salaries. These moves were meant to cut potential losses in a miserable economy, but many of the top players didn’t appreciate them.   One outspoken critic of the new policy was Rangers star Frank Boucher, who had held out for more money the year before and was prepared to do it again. By the time training camp opened in Lake Placid, Boucher and teammate Earl Seibert were AWOL. Boucher wanted the maximum salary, and Seibert wanted a substantial raise that was not possible under the new cap. On Oct. 31, with 10 prominent NHL players still holding out and the season less than two weeks away, the league declared it would block any players who refused to report to their teams from playing in any professional league. The following day, Boucher said the Rangers had given him permission to personally work out a deal in which he could be traded to another team, and that he would try to end up in his hometown of Ottawa. Rangers President Col. John S. Hammond denied that Boucher had complete free rein, and a war of words erupted in the newspapers until a one-year deal was agreed to on Nov. 7. Boucher reported to training camp, which was wrapping up in Springfield, Mass., and immediately caught the flu. He would miss the first two games of the season with his illness.  Seibert, on the other hand, missed the first three games simply because he refused to sign the contract offered to him. On Nov. 11, NHL President Frank Calder told Seibert he would be suspended from all professional hockey until he reported to the Rangers. On Nov. 12, Seibert sat out the Rangers opener in Montreal, and was officially suspended. With nowhere else to go, he eventually signed on Nov. 23 and played in a 1-1 tie with Chicago on Nov. 24 at MSG. Players weren't the only ones affected by the economic concerns. League cost-cutting continued even after all the holdouts had signed. Perhaps the most notable midseason change was the NHL’s decision to reduce the number of referees in a game from two to one on Jan. 4, 1933. The second referee became a lower-paid “judge of play”, or what we now know as linesmen. Decades would pass before the NHL returned to a two-referee system.”  

Read full article at source: : http://rangers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=54001

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYR1932_33.jpgSource: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Calder.jpg

Howie Morenz

"No hockey player’s star ever shone brighter than that of Howie Morenz. Known as both “The Stratford Streak” and “The Mitchell Meteor”, Morenz was the NHL’s first true superstar, carving out a reputation as one of the best to ever play the game. His 14-year career began reluctantly and ended suddenly, sadly and prematurely."

Read rest of article at http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Howie-Morenz

View video at http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14265

View slideshow at http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Howie-Morenz

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39478367@N02/8448768850/By Flickr user Archives de la Ville de Montréal under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

James Norris Sr.

"James Norris was the head of one of the NHL's most significant and powerful families. He transformed the state of professional hockey in Detroit and passed along his expertise to his three children who also became involved in the league."

Full article at Hockey Hall of Fame site at http://tinyurl.com/43xcpgb

See video on Detroit Red Wings and Norris Role at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NBnKJlJRU

War And Hockey History

"The NHL has continued play through many conflicts, with the two World Wars having the most profound effect on the league. Many players

interrupted their careers, either voluntarily or through conscription, for military service. With so many players serving during World War II,

the NHL debated shutting the league down. But at the urging of both the Canadian and US governments, the NHL announced prior to 1942-

43 season that the league would continue to operate "in the interest of public morale."

Text used with permission by Hockey Legends at http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2010/11/war-and-hockey-history.htmlImage source unknown. Presumed to be in public domain due to age of photo.

 Hockey in time of War  (WWII)

In all, over 100 NHL regulars or prospects from all of the NHL teams were called up or enlisted voluntarily in the Canadian or US Armed Forces during the Second World War.

Of course, everybody probably had in mind that the players who joined could face the dangers of war. Some would be injured and others would make the ultimate sacrifice.

While many NHL players were in the armed forces, a great number of those who remained worked in various war factories in the off-season and during the season. During the Canadiens Stanley Cup winning season of 1943-44, the team held it’s practices in the evenings so that the players could work at their wartime day jobs.

Full article by Francis B. and more information, videos and pictures at http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2010/11/11/1807266/remembering-canadiens-and-bruins-1940s-wartime-support-efforts

See also: http://proicehockey.about.com/od/history/a/Hockey-During-Wartime.htmhttp://islandsportsnews.net/component/content/article/1-hockey/8309-canadian-hockey-at-war-1939-45

Screen shot of Google Archive version of Montreal Gazette.Read whole article at http://tinyurl.com/kgfg2x3

 Hockey in time of War  (WWII)

Conn Smyth “answered the call of duty” in two world wars. He also encouraged his Maple Leaf players to enlist in the Canadian army. Even though many players were absent, the Leafs still stayed “an upper division team throughout the war.”

Source:  Hockey Chronicle

Conn Smythe (at left) and others enlisting for service at Maple Leaf Gardens, 1939

Fonds Conn SmytheReference code: F 223-1-1-12Archives of Ontario, I0016694

Photo used with permission only via LEARN web site