Spokane Canaries
The Spokane Canaries (officially Spokane Hockey Club) were a professional ice hockey team in Spokane, Washington. They played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for only one season in 1916–17. In the fall of 1916, the Canadian government expropriated the Patrick Arena in Victoria, British Columbia for war-time training purposes, making the arena unavailable for ice hockey use. It was decided to move the club based there, the Victoria Aristocrats, to Spokane, Washington. The team operated without an official nickname but were dubbed the "Canaries" by a local boy after seeing their yellow and purple uniforms. The team was a flop at the gate drawing poor crowds. As a result of this, on February 15 1917, it was announced that most of the teams home games would subsequently be moved to the
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Spokane Canaries
The Spokane Canaries (officially Spokane Hockey Club) were a professional ice hockey team in Spokane, Washington. They played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for only one season in 1916–17. In the fall of 1916, the Canadian government expropriated the Patrick Arena in Victoria, British Columbia for war-time training purposes, making the arena unavailable for ice hockey use. It was decided to move the club based there, the Victoria Aristocrats, to Spokane, Washington. The team operated without an official nickname but were dubbed the "Canaries" by a local boy after seeing their yellow and purple uniforms. The team was a flop at the gate drawing poor crowds. As a result of this, on February 15 1917, it was announced that most of the teams home games would subsequently be moved to the
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Die Spokane Canaries waren ein ...... ific Coast Hockey Association.
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Les Canaries de Spokane sont u ...... soute dès la fin de la saison.
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The Spokane Canaries (official ...... e 1930s when a roof was added.
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Yellow and Purple
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Spokane Canaries
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Die Spokane Canaries waren ein ...... ific Coast Hockey Association.
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Les Canaries de Spokane sont u ...... soute dès la fin de la saison.
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The Spokane Canaries (official ...... d subsequently be moved to the
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Canaries de Spokane
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Spokane Canaries
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Spokane Canaries
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