Weird Facts about Canadian Sports
Strange, Wacky & Hilarious Stories
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Since our nation was first conceived, Canadian athletes have been involved in some of the weirdest moments in sport. Learn facts that will astound, confuse and make you laugh:
• The Great One himself is afraid of flying
• Semi-professional baseball team, the Guelph Maple Leafs, beat the Ku Klux Klan in an exciting but strange final
• The worst way to defrost a football field from the grounds crew of the Calgary Stampeders was to set it ablaze—they still went on with the game
• Golfer Andy Bean all but lost the Canadian Open after forgetting to follow the rules
• Lesser-known sports that Canadians have been playing for years, from rattlesnake hunts to horse apple hockey
• A sliced-up lacrosse ball and a rink superintendent’s need to save on window glass prompted the creation of the rubber hockey puck
• Steve Durbano grabbed Bobby Hull’s toupee during a World Hockey League game
• At the 1998 winter Olympics, snowboarder Ross Rebagliati almost lost his gold medal when he tested positive for marijuana.
And many more strange tales from Canada’s best and worst…
| Price: |
$14.95 
$14.95 |
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| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-897277-32-4 |
| ISBN-10: |
1-897277-32-6 |
| Page Count: |
224 |
| Dimensions: |
5.25" x 8.25" |
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