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The Rideau Hall Rebels or, by its full name, the ''Vice-Regal and Parliamentary Hockey Club'' was one of the first
The Rideau Hall Rebels or, by its full name, the ''Vice-Regal and Parliamentary Hockey Club'' was one of the first ice hockey
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teams in Canada
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. The team was based out of Ottawa, Ontario
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, Canada, and named after Rideau Hall
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, a Canadian
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governmental building, the residence of the Governor General
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. This team introduced ice hockey to then Canadian
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Governor General
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Lord Stanley
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, who would later donate the Stanley Cup championship trophy.
Organized by James Creighton in 1884, and captained by John Augustus Barron,Harper (p. 13) the team consisted of young Canadian
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parliamentarians and government ' aides-de camp' including Mr. Creighton and Edward and Arthur Stanley, sons of Lord Stanley. This group of players would travel to matches around Ontario in the Governor-General's private rail-car.
See also
*Ice hockey in Ottawa Ottawa ice hockey clubs date back to the first decade of recorded organized ice hockey play. The men's senior-level Ottawa Hockey Club is known to have played in a Canadian championship in 1884. Today, Ottawa hockey clubs are represented in all age ...
References
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