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Month: November 2022

New Ice Hockey Team in Québec: Hit the Ice with La Force de Montréal!

On August 30th, the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) announced the exciting news of a women’s ice hockey team in Montréal.

The new team, called La Force de Montréal, will hit the ice in towns across Québec including Gatineau, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jérôme, and Sept-Îles. These towns will host La Force for “home games” to introduce the team to the province.

President of La Force de Montreal, Kevin Raphaël, speaks at the August 30th announcement for the team. Video credit: PHF YouTube channel.

La Force will be based in Verdun outside Montréal at Centre 21.02, the high-performance hockey center for female athletes. Former Team Canada coach Danièle Sauvageau will lead the team. 

Sauvageau says there needs to be a bridge in the gap between women’s university hockey and Canada’s national team. La Force looks to fill in that need for women’s ice hockey. 

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Joyeux Automne: The Wicked But Redeemable Side Of French-Canadian Folktales

What do we know about French-Canadian folklore? From the themes and tropes of these stories, we can compare and contrast them with more well-known folktales in American culture. 

The religious themes in these stories also differ from mainstream American fairytales, often embracing the darker themes the characters find themselves. 

While reading some French-Canadian folktales, I was surprised at how often the devil makes an appearance. During my upbringing, these themes weren’t allowed to be read in stories. But I found something special in these stories beyond my initial reaction, so let’s talk folktales!

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