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www.cbc.ca www.cbc.ca
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Melançon said he's pleased that Bauer is bringing attention to the topic.
supporting the class and its ideas.
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, students will compare and contrast the Montreal Canadiens and other religions.
Whole concept behind class.
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"I hope I have enough students to make two hockey teams
Even though this was a joke, it shows the true passion of hockey. He references having enough students to make two hockey teams, only a person who watches hockey enough could make this reference
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Fans of the Montreal Canadiens pray that the sacrifices made on the ice of blood, sweat and tears will lead them to glory.
Strong use of language to compare hockey. This makes the reader understand how important hockey is to Canadians.
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vault.si.com vault.si.com
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If that was the start of the Quiet Revolution,it wasn't very quiet."
love this quote.
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The Richard Riot is generally considered the firstexplosion of French-Canadian nationalism,
IMPORTANT TO HISTORY!!
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He got a slap in theface.
this is telling about the fans and their true feelings. Reminds me of the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap.
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driving a combustible crowd closer to theedge.
great use of language to describe what was happening at the very moment.
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There are moments when life gets in the way, when sports and thereal world collide at some intersection--
great introduction. this pulled me in, and also prepared me for what the article is about.
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www.sbnation.com www.sbnation.com
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he addressed the people of Montreal over the radio, first in French, then repeated himself in English,
Shows the importance of the French language in Montreal.
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The police arrested 62 marauders, though many more get away, of course. The damage estimates ran into the tens of thousands of dollars. By about 3 a.m., the mob had spent itself and emptied the streets
Devastating affects, reminds me of protests in America recently. Businesses were damaged, some beyond repair due to mob like protest.
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It was St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday even in Montreal, whose city flag includes a shamrock in its lower-right corner and where the day has been celebrated by an annual parade since 1824, the longest continuous such celebration in North America.
Canadian history fact
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By 1955, Richard had scored more goals, 422, than anyone in the history of the NHL — 98 more than the next guy on the list.
This is very impressive. It shows his strength in hockey, and his hard work payed off.
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played as often as he could, sometimes four games in a weekend, using aliases to play for multiple teams, often against grown men
Really shows how skilled he was to be playing against grown men that that age
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He hits him with such force across the shoulders that his stick splinters. Laycoe sheds his gloves and rushes at Richard, who drops his gloves. The two thrash at one another with their fists.
That's really intense I never knew hockey used to be so brutal.
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Laycoe lunges at Richard. His stick blade clips the Rocket above the left ear and opens a gash. The blood stains his scalp.
Sounds pretty intentional to me.
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and less than a minute later a homemade tear gas bomb went off.
That seems really extreme for it just being a sport
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ghost written for a French weekly in Montreal that regularly attacked the NHL boss
This is really opening my eyes to how aggressive hockey is and how much hate is involved within the NHL.
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in Quebec, "hockey was bigger than the Church, and Rocket Richard was bigger than the Pope."
That really shows how much it matters over there, I mean for someone to have such a name for himself like that and just be a hockey player.
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the Rocket broke his CCM stick over Laycoe's back.
Well this definitely shows how much more violent it was then, I've never seen anything like that.
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