From halls of learning:- Canada has gone through many stages within sport. In the founding years at birth, Canada used its educational institutions as nurseries in which playing skills were developed (Roxborough page 155). In 1830, Upper Canada College (UCC) opened in Toronto which later contained great cricket players taught by Mr. Barker. By this time Basketball and baseball had not evolved yet and lacrosse was a game played by native Canadians only. Barber was a …
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…constructed the first hockey league. They changed the uniforms, the puck, the number of players and also the possession of the world's oldest hockey trophy. It goes to show that during the 19th century, Canadian university put their knowledge together to create a development in sport that has gone a long way. web sites used: http://www.canadiancricket.org/index.jsp?page_id=TCSCC http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/trinity_f.html