December 20, 2020
Statement from Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox on Hockey Heritage Day
Today, our government recognizes Hockey Heritage Day in Manitoba.
The Province of Manitoba has designated Dec. 20 as Manitoba Hockey Heritage Day, encouraging all Manitobans to celebrate our rich hockey history. From our amateur players who play on backyard rinks and at local community clubs, to the men and woman who have gone on to play professionally and have represented Manitoba on the world stage, Manitoba has a proud hockey tradition to celebrate.
Today the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, a non-profit organization dedicated to Manitoba’s hockey heritage, past, present and future, is celebrating the 130th anniversary of the first recorded organized hockey game in Western Canada, which took place in Winnipeg in 1890 at the Street Railway Rink on the Assiniboine River.
Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame’s mandate is to preserve and recognize Manitoba’s rich hockey heritage through the development of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and its physical presence at the Bell/MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg.
This day encourages all players, coaches and volunteers to embrace the important principles of good sportsmanship, fair play, and respect for all who love and enjoy the game.
Manitoba’s hockey community will celebrate and participate in special online engagements and social media messaging on this day across the province.
I encourage all Manitobans to celebrate Hockey Heritage Day by showing their support for related events and activities throughout the province.
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