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lacrosse players expulsed by,
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66
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,
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,
102
,
126
,
167

McMillan and,
49
,
56
,
57

offside rule and,
98
–99

OPHL and,
128

Ottawa Hockey Club and,
14
–16

Peel and,
48
,
56
–58

professionalism and,
16
,
21
–22,
46
,
48
–50,
57
–59,
58
,
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–62,
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–72,
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–76,
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–86,
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–7,
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,
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Robertson and,
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–72,
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,
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,
124
,
215
,
266
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,
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,
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Robertson as president of,
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–30,
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–47,
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–59,
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,
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,
66
,
70

rough play and,
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,
16
,
54
–56

Rowe and,
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–73,
74
,
91

St. Catharines Athletics and,
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Stanley Cup and,
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,
69
–71,
74
,
75
,
80
,
84
–85

Taylor and,
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–64,
85
–86

Three White Czars subcommittee of,
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,
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,
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,
124
,
215

Toronto Marlboros and,
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–52,
54
–56,
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,
73
–76,
75
,
79
,
85

Toronto Wellingtons and,
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,
32
,
39

Young and,
85

Ontario Hockey Club,
see
Toronto Ontarios

Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL; Canadian Hockey League),
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–28,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and breakup of Toronto Professionals,
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,
202

and departures of Corbeau and Ronan,
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,
184

Galt Professionals and,
166
–67

loss of clubs in,
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–83,
182

Miln's departure from,
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player salaries and,
166
,
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St. Catharines Athletics and,
166
,
167

southwestern Ontario circuit of,
213

Osgoode Hall,
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–15,
15
,
16

Ottawa,
4

Rideau Canal,
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Ottawa Capitals,
44

Ottawa Citizen,
53
,
54

Ottawa Cliffsides,
165
,
196
,
201

Ottawa Hockey Club,
14
–16,
43
,
172

Ottawa Journal,
71

Ottawa Rebels,
see
Rideau Rebels

Ottawa Rough Riders,
118

Ottawa Senators,
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–3,
207
,
213
,
250
,
280

Ottawa Silver Seven,
39
,
43
,
44
,
45
,
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–56,
63
,
64
,
121
,
196

Toronto Professionals vs.,
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–73

Ottawa Victorias,
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,
135
,
170

Ouelette, Joe,
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,
108
,
109

Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA),
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–22,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
266
,
272

NHA playoff with,
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NHL and,
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–65

Palmer, John J.,
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,
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–17

Paper Tyrant, The
(Poulton),
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,
26
,
123
–24

Parkdale Canoe Club,
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Paton, Tom,
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Patrick, Frank,
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,
154
,
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–22,
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Patrick, Joe,
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–22

Patrick, Lester,
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,
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,
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–22,
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,
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,
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,
258

Patrick, Ted,
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Patterson, W. A.,
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Paul, Saint,
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Peel, Harry,
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,
56
–58

Pellatt, Sir Henry,
220

Perth Crescents,
51

Peterborough,
49
,
102

Phillips, R.,
105

Phillips, Tom,
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–54,
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,
56
,
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,
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,
105
,
105
,
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,
166

Pietri, Dorando,
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–63

Pitre, Didier,
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,
104
,
166

Pittsburgh Bankers,
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,
55

Pittsburgh Pirates,
108
–9

Pogo,
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Portage Lake Hockey Club,
see
Houghton Portage Lakers

Portage La Prairie Cities,
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,
138
,
147
,
171

Porter, Gus,
49
,
57

Poulton, Ron,
The Paper Tyrant,
23
,
26
,
123
–24

Power, L.,
10

Powers, Eddie,
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Pringle, C.,
36

professional hockey,
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–18,
21
–22,
28
,
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–77,
79
–86,
120
–21,
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–25,
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–66,
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–2,
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,
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,
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,
270
,
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–86

all-star games,
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,
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,
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amateur structures parallel to,
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,
201

barnstorming circuits in,
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,
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,
126
,
139
,
150
,
230

baseball and,
45
–46

CAAU and,
80
–84,
81
,
118
–19,
164

Canadian nationalism and,
26
–28,
70

CHA-NHA war and,
206
–7,
209
,
211

contract jumping and,
122
,
166
,
202

divisions between management and players in,
212

early matches compared with modern era,
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–101

first game (Toronto Professionals vs. Canadian Soo),
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–93,
95
,
98
,
101
–2

free agency and,
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,
109
,
122

Gibson and,
41
–42

lack of regulation and,
121
–22

lacrosse and,
76
–77,
81

MAAA and,
76
–77,
79
,
81
,
82

Nelson and,
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OHA and,
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,
21
–22,
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,
48
–50,
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–59,
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–62,
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–72,
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–76,
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–86,
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–7,
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player salaries in,
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,
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players as entrepreneurs in,
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players' union and,
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profitability of,
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Robertson and,
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–30,
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–46,
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–59,
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–82,
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Ross and,
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–72,
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semi-professionalism,
43
,
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and social discrimination against professionals,
17
–18,
17
,
228

Stanley Cup and,
71
–72,
80
,
121
,
122
,
238

syndicate,
221
–22,
264

Toronto Marlboros and,
74
–75,
75
,
85
–86

Toronto Wellingtons and,
32

professionalism,
16
–22,
270

in lacrosse,
76
–77,
81

see also
amateurism; Athletic War; professional hockey

Quebec,
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,
8

Quebec Bulldogs,
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,
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211
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Toronto Blue Shirts vs.,
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,
251

Queen's University,
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,
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Querrie, Charlie,
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Quinn, Emmett,
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Quinn, Percy,
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–24,
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,
229
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231
,
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,
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–47,
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rail travel,
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,
101

Rat Portage Thistles,
see
Kenora Thistles

Ravina Rink,
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Renfrew Creamery Kings (Renfrew Millionaires),
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211
–12,
221
,
224
,
255

Richard, Maurice,
283

Rideau Canal,
19

Rideau Rebels (Ottawa Rebels; Vice-Regal and Parliamentary Hockey Club),
9
–12,
10
,
13
,
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Ridpath, David Bruce “Riddy,”
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–69,
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–26,
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–45,
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–82

automobile accident of,
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–29,
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,
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benefits held for,
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canoeing of,
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,
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canoer's life saved by,
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,
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death of,
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,
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departure from Toronto Professionals,
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,
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,
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as Toronto Blue Shirts manager,
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–26,
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233
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–42,
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,
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on Toronto Professionals,
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–93,
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–30,
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–45,
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Riel, Louis,
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25

Robertson, Jessie,
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Robertson, John Gilbee,
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Robertson, John Ross,
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–32,
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–24,
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–60,
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–84,
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appearance and personality of,
24

baseball and,
45
–46

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