Conference Programme - The Hockey Conference

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Conference Programme Hotel Grand Pacific

THURSDAY APRIL 19TH 5:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m. Registration Look for the table in the lobby of the Hotel

5:30 p.m –7:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception / Opening Remarks Room: Pender Island Ballroom Welcome: Jamie Dopp (Victoria) Lorna Jackson (Victoria) Reading from Cold-cocked: On Hockey Mark Anthony Jarman (New Brunswick) Reading from Salvage King, Ya!

FRIDAY APRIL 20TH 8:15 a.m –9:00 a.m Registration table open

8:00 a.m. –9:00 a.m Breakfast Get your own breakfast. See hotel info for suggestions.

8:30 a.m. –6:00 p.m Hockey Book Fair The Book Fair will be open at intervals throughout the day in the Saturna Room, closing during sessions and then opening up again at lunch and afterwards.

9:00 a.m. –10:30 a.m. Opening Plenary Session Room: Pender Island Ballroom Chair: Richard Gruneau (SFU)

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Stephen Hardy ( Ne wHa mps hi r e )“ Pe r i odi z i ngHo c ke yHi s t o r y:OneAppr o a c h ” David Whitson ( Al be r t a )“ Ho c ke yNi gh ti nCa n a d a :Cul t ur a lI n s t i t ut i o no r ‘ Ni c heSpo r t ’ ”

10:30 a.m. –10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. –12:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Session A: Developing the Game I Room: East Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Bronwyn Dunbar (Victoria) Julie Stevens (Brock) and Carly Adams (Western) “ AnExa mi n a t ion of Wome n’ sSpo r tGo ve r n a n c eI s s ue s :ACa s eSt ud yo fa nOn t a r i oGi r l ’ s Mi no rHo c ke yAs s o c i a t i o n” William McTeer (Laurier) and Philip White ( Mc Ma s t e r )“ El i t eHo c k e y Pa r t i c i pa t i oni nCa n a d aa n dSo c i a lCl a s sBa c k g r o und ” Megan Popovic ( We s t e r n )“ OurBo y ’ sGoi n gt oPl a yi nt heBi gLe a g ue s :Ho c ke y a n dt heLi f eo faFa mi l y ’ sGa me ” Session B: Hockey and Literature Room: Centre Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Randall Maggs (Memorial) Andrew Holman ( Br i dge wa t e r )“ Fr a n kMe r r i we l lonSk a t e s :I ma ge so fCanada In American Juvenile Sporting Fiction, 1900-1960” Michael Kennedy ( Sa s k a t c he wa n)“ Te a c hi ngHoc ke yLi t e r a t u r ea taCa n a d i a n Uni ve r s i t y:I l l us i onVsRe a l i t y” Michael Buma ( We s t e r n )“ Sa v eo urTe a m,Sa v eo urGa me :I de n t i t yPol i t i c si n The Canadian Ho c ke yNove l ” Session C: Hockey on the World Stage I Room: West Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Roger Godin (Minnesota Wild) Len Kotylo ( SI HR)“ TheRo o t sofHo c k e y’ sI n t e r n a t i on a lAppe a l ” Gerard Billard (Rouen) and Ludivine Lemoine ( Ro ue n)“ I sFr e n c hProfessional Ho c ke yRe a l l yFr e n c h? ” Julian Ammirante (Trent) “ Gl o ba l i z a t i oni nPr o f e s s i o n a lSpo r t :Compa r i s on s b e t we e nHo c ke ya ndFoo t ba l l ”

12:15 p.m –2:00 p.m Lunch and Reading / Speaker Room: Pender Island Ballroom Chair: Jamie Dopp (Victoria) Randall Maggs (Memorial): Reading from Night Work: The Sawchuck Poems Stephen Brunt Reader / Speaker:“ Se a r c h i ngf o rBo bbyOr r ”

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2:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Session E: Hockey and History Room: Centre Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Morris Mott (Manitoba) Stacy Lorenz (Alberta) and Geraint Osborne ( Al be r t a )“ ‘ The r eI sNoEv i de nc e of Any Intention to Do Anything More Than the Usual Injury: Debating Ho c ke yVi o l e nc eDur i ngt he1907Ma n s l a ug h t e rTr i a lo fCh a r l e sMa s s o n ” Michael Talbot (Oxf o r d )“ Th eFi r s tTe a mCa n a d a :Th e1909Oxf o r dCa n a di a n s ” Roger Godin ( Mi nne s o t aWi l d )“ Eve l e t h ’ sFi r s tCh a mpi o n s :The1932-33 Ra n ge r s ” Session F: Developing the Game II Room: East Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Carly Adams (Western) Saaqib Ahmad ( Gov tCa n a d a )“ Run ni ngt heNumbe r s :TheSc i e n c eo fWi nn i ng i nt heNHL” Kelly Lockwood (Brock) and Julie Stevens ( Br oc k )“ Ef f e c t i veI n f r a s t r uc t u r ea n d LongTe r mAt h l e t eDe ve l o pme n t ” Jill Tracey ( La ur i e r )“ No tj us taPa i ni nt heHe a d:I s s ue si nSport-Related Concussion within t heCul t u r eo fHo c ke y” Session G: Hockey / Culture I Room: West Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Don Morrow (Western) David McNeil ( Da l ho us i e )“ Th ePr a c t i c ea ndFun c t i ono fHo c k e yPho t og r a ph y , 1945-55” Brian Kennedy ( Pa s a d e n a )“ Wh a t e ve rHa ppe ne dt ot heOr g a na ndt hePo r t r a i to f He rMa j e s t y ? :NHLSpe c t a t i n ga sI ma g i n a r yCa r n i v a l ” Richard Harrison ( Mo un tRoy a l )“ St a n l e yCup/Supe r ma n ”

3:30 p.m. –3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. –5:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Session H: Hockey on the World Stage II Room: West Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Andrew Holman (Bridgewater) Ed Mason ( Un i t e c )“ Me di aFr a mi ngo ft heOt he r :Ho c ke yi nNe wZe a l a ndSpo r t s Me di a ” John Soares ( No r t r eDa me )“ Boy c o t t s ,Br o t he r hooda ndMo r e: International Hockey from Moscow to Colorado Springs via Squaw Valley, 1957-62” Markku Jokisipila (Turku) “ Po l i t i c a la n dI de ol o gi c a lSe l f -Understanding of Cold War Ho c ke ySol di e r s ”

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Session I: To BC or not to BC: The Effects of the Implementation of Body Checking in Atom Hockey Room: East Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Kim Dorsch (Regina) (All papers in this session are co-authored by the six member research group: names here are primary presenters) Kim Dorsch ( Re g i n a )“ WhySt ud yt heI mpl e mentation of Body Checking?: An Ove r v i e w” Larena Hoeber (Regina) and Orland Hoeber (Regina) “ Un de r s t a nd i ngBody Che c ki ng ” Wade Kolmel (Regina) and Erwin Karreman ( Re gi na )“ BodyChe c ki nga n d Agg r e s s i veBe h a v i o ur ” Harold Reimer (Regina) “ Ot he rFa c t o r st oCo n s i de r ” Session J: Hockey and Race Room: Centre Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Lorna Jackson (Victoria) Rod Murray (Alberta) and Stacy Lorenz ( Al be r t a )“ TheDe nni sRo dma no fHoc ke y: Ray Emery and the Policing of Blackness in the Great Whi t eNo r t h” Sam McKegney (Mount Royal) “ Th eAbo r i g i n a lAr to fWa ke -Swimming or The Media Mythologization o fJ on a t h a nChe e c hoo ” Kristi Allain ( Tr e n t )“ Un s po r t s ma nl i keCond uc t :AnExa mi n a t i ono fMa s c ul i ni t i e s , Canadian Hockey, and non-North American Pl a ye r s ”

6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m. Banquet Dinner Room: Pender Island Ballroom Welcome: Jamie Dopp (Victoria) Richard Harrison (Mount Royal) Reading from Hero of the Play Harley Hotchkiss “ ToBea nOwne ra n daLo ve roft heGa me ”

SATURDAY APRIL 21ST 8:00 a.m. –9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Get your own breakfast. See hotel info for suggestions.

8:30 a.m. –4:00 p.m. Hockey Book Fair The Book Fair will be open at intervals throughout the day in the Saturna Room, closing during sessions and then opening up again at lunch and afterwards.

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9:00 a.m. –10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Session K: The Business of Hockey Room: Centre Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Julian Ammirante (Trent) John Wong ( Wa s hi ng t on )“ Th eBus i ne s so fPr o f e s s i o na lHo c ke ya nd Urban De ve l o pme nt ” Daniel Mason (Alberta), Ernest Buist (Alberta), Gregory Duquette (Alberta) and Jonathon Edwards ( Al be r t a )“ Th eSt a d i umGa mei nCa n a d i a nHo c ke yLe a g ue Commun i t i e s ” Robert Bellamy (Duquesne) and Kelly Schultz ( Pe nnSt )“ Sh a d e sof SportsChanel Ame r i c a :Ano t he rFi neMe s sf o rNHLTe l e vi s i onCove r a g ei nt heU. S. ” Session L: Gender, Identity and Hockey I Room: East Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Susan Wilson (Victoria) Megan Robertson ( UBC)“ Ti e r e dJ us t i c e :Le g a lCode si nt heNa t i on a lHo c ke yLe a g ue ” Carly Adams ( We s t e r n)“ Se a r c h i n gf o rLe gi t i ma c y :TheLa di e sOn t a r i oHo c ke y Association, 1922-1940” Kelly Hewson ( Mo un tRoy a l )“ ‘ Yo uSa i dYo uDi dn ’ tGi veaFuc kAbo utHoc ke y ’ : Popular Culture, The The Fastest Game on Earth, and The Imagined Canadian Na t i on . ” Susan Wharton ( SFU)“ Ho c ke yi nt heCl a s s r o om:t heCh a l l e nge s ” Session M: Hockey / Culture II Room: West Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Richard Harrison (Mount Royal) Tim Elcombe ( Br o c k )“ Th eMo r a lEq ui v a l e n tofDonChe r r y ” Lynne Perras ( Ca l g a r y )“ ’ Sa yGo odni gh tBo bby ’ : TheHo c ke yPl a ye ri nCa n a d i a n Humo ur ” Patricia Hughes-Fuller ( At h a ba s c a )“ ‘ Wa c o us t aa tCe n t r e ’ :I ma gi ni ngHo c ke ya s Ca n a d i a nGo t hi c ”

10:30 a.m –10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. –12:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Session N: The Chris Pronger Trade Room: Centre Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Richard Lehman (Victoria) Craig Hyatt ( Br o c k )“ Pr o nge r ’ sTr a d eDe ma ndf r omaGi f t -Gi vi ngPe r s pe c t i ve ”

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Bill Foster ( Al be r t a )“ AOnePr o nge dAttack: Repairing the Institution of Community in Re a c t i on st oCh r i sPr o nge r ’ sTr a de ” Mark Julien ( Br o c k )“ Ge nde rRo l eThe o r ya n dRe a c t i on st oCh r i sPr o n ge r ’ sTr a d e ” Session O: Gender, Identity and Hockey II Room: West Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Misao Dean (Victoria) Anne Hartman ( Yo r k)“ Pl a y i ngwi t hI de n t i t yi nt heShi n nyUnd e r g r o und:Spo r t ,Na t i o n , and Que e rCommun i t i e si nTo r on t o” Danielle Deveau ( Si monFr a s e r )“ ’ Pl a yLi keGi r l s ! ’ :Ho c ke y ,Te a mCa n a d aa n dt he Cr i s i so fMa s c ul i n i t y ” Darron Bunt ( Al be r t a )“ Co n s t r uc t i ngt h eMa n:Me di aRe pr e s e n t a t i on so fSi dne y Cr o s by ” Session P: Hockey and Canadian National Identity Room: East Vancouver Island Ballroom Chair: Doug Beardsley (Victoria) Brett Kashmere ( Fi l mma ke r )“ Le s s on sf r omVa l e r y ’ sAnkl e ” Jason Morris ( UNBC)“ Sk a t i ngonTh i nI c e :Ho c k e ya ndCa n a d i a nNa t i on a lI de n t i t yi n the Twenty-Fi r s tCe n t ur y ” Don Morrow ( We s t e r n )“ Th eSummi tSe r i e s ,I c oni cCo r n uc o pi ao fCa n a d i a nCul t ur a l Values: An Examination of Selected Symboli cRe pr e s e n t a t i on s ”

12:15 p.m. –2:00 p.m. Lunch and Readings Room: Pender Island Ballroom Welcome: Doug Beardsley (Victoria) Brian Kennedy (Pasadena) from Growing Up Hockey (memoir) Bill Gaston (Victoria) from Midnight Hockey (memoir)

2:00 p.m. –3: 30 p.m. Closing Panel Discussion: Hockey and Writing Room: Pender Island Ballroom Chair: Stephen Brunt Lorna Jackson ( Vi c t o r i a )“ TheCh a l l e nge sa n dRe wa r d so fTa k i ngHo c ke ya saWr i t i ng Subj e c t ” Bill Gaston ( Vi c t o r i a )“ Th eCh a l l e nge sa n dRewards of Taking Hockey as a Writing Subj e c t ” Mark Jarman ( Ne wBr un s wi c k)“ Th eCh a l l e nge sa n dRe wa r d so fTa k i ngHo c ke ya sa Wr i t i ngSubj e c t ” Randall Maggs ( Me mo r i a l )“ Th eCh a l l e nge sa ndRe wa r d so fTa k i ngHo c ke ya sa Wr i t i ngSubj e c t ”

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