Canada's Holy Grail: Lord Stanley's Political Motivation to Donate the Stanley Cup

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Jordan B. Goldstein

Canada's Holy Grail

Lord Stanley's Political Motivation to Donate the Stanley Cup

Jordan B. Goldstein

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University of Toronto Press
14 October 2021

Ice hockey

In 1892, Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup

later known as the Stanley Cup

to crown the first Canadian hockey champions.

Canada's Holy Grail Lord Stanley's personal politics, his desire to affect Canadian nationality and unity, and the larger transformations in Anglo-liberal political thought at the time. This book posits that the Stanley Cup fit directly within Anglo-American traditions of using sport to promote ideas of the national, and the donation of the cup occurred at a moment in history when Canadian nationalists needed identifying symbols. Jordan B. Goldstein asserts that only with a transformation in Anglo-liberal thought could the state legitimately act through culture to affect national identity.

Drawing on primary source documentation from Lord Stanley's archives, as well as statements by politicians and hockey enthusiasts, Canada's Holy Grail integrates political thought into the realm of sport history through the discussion of a championship trophy that still stands as one of the most well-known and recognized Canadian national symbols.

By: Jordan B. Goldstein
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781487521349
ISBN 10: 1487521340
Pages: 342
Publication Date: 14 October 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jordan B. Goldstein is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Reviews for Canada's Holy Grail: Lord Stanley's Political Motivation to Donate the Stanley Cup

Canada's Holy Grail addresses an important cultural and political moment in Canadian history through an examination of Lord Stanley's famous trophy and the making of Canadian nationhood. With bold analysis backed by extensive research, the book should appeal to hockey fans and political scientists alike. - John Chi-Kit Wong, Emeritus Associate Professor, Education, Washington State University Canada's Holy Grail is a unique blend of political history, intellectual history, and sport history that invites us to reconsider the early history of hockey and the development of Canadian nationhood. In this carefully researched and detailed study, Jordan B. Goldstein thoughtfully examines Lord Stanley's vision of national and imperial unity alongside an evolving sense of Canadianness and broader changes in liberal thought that led to greater government intervention in sport and society. - Stacy L. Lorenz, Professor, Physical Education and History, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus