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The '''Rideau Skating Rink''' was an indoor skating [[rink]] located in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It was one of the first indoor skating rinks in Canada, opened in January 1889. It was located on Theodore Street, (now Laurier Avenue) at Waller Street, at the present location of the Arts Hall of the [[University of Ottawa]], near the [[Rideau Canal]].
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While it was also used for [[figure skating]] and skating championships and [[curling]], it is possibly most notable for its [[ice hockey]] usage. It was the site of the first recorded organized women's [[ice hockey]] game on March 8, 1889.<ref>{{Citation|newspaper=Ottawa Evening Journal|date=March 8, 1889}}</ref> It was also the site of the first Ontario men's ice hockey championship game on March 7, 1891.<ref name="oha-young">{{cite book|title=100 years of dropping the puck|last=Young |first=Scott |pages=pp. 22-23}}</ref>
== Reply ==
[[Image:Tabaret rideau.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tabaret Hall and Rideau Rink, 1903. Rink building can be seen behind the construction cranes]]


==History==
I had submitted reliable proof of World Record [http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/recordholdersdetails.asp?id=484.] But WP editors are not satisfied with the competency of the Authority who awarded this, based on an article written in a private Magazine by a private person regarding the dispute between RHR and GWR. That was why I requested to change the description like:
'''Registry of official World Records USA/UK and Record Holders Republic in 2008 declared Jayen Varma as a [[World Record]] Holder in [[Bass Guitar]] as 'Fastest Percussive Bassist' etc etc'''...
Because there is varifiability for this in the link http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/recordholdersdetails.asp?id=484 .
This is a Fact and it is varifiable. I do not know or have to know whether there are disputes or competition between RHR and GWR. But my World Record is indirectly approved by GWR by allowing me to be a Member of GWR community as a Record Holder with RHR. This is clear from the link http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/kickapps/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=2700383&as=7691 . If GWR has objection in it they would have removed me from the community. And above all, I participate in the meeting of RHR and GWR record holders held jointly. So portions of the Article Written in the said Magazine is exagerated and false. That portion of the Magazine is not at all truthful and is to tarnish the Image of certain good organisations.
I am writing this because its my name which placed publically in a disputed manner now. Therefore, Its better to approve or delete it as early as possible.
Thanks for all the helps and informations
Regards
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Skating was popular in the 1880s in Ottawa. Ottawans would skate on the Rideau and Ottawa rivers and the Rideau Canal, and at covered rinks such as the Royal and [[Dey's Arena|Dey's Rink]]. As in Montreal, costume skating carnivals were highlights of the social scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lintel.typepad.com/plentyofnothing/2007/02/that_first_wome.html |title=That First Women's Game |accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>
Hi, I submitted the [[Peek (mobile email device)]] article, and it was flagged as "blatant advertising". Is that really the case? I've tried to write the article in a factual rather than promotional way. It's difficult to see how I can make it less so. Can you suggest ways I could make it more appropriate for inclusion? Thanks.[[User:Eponym|Eponym]] ([[User talk:Eponym|talk]]) 15:58, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


By 1887, the Royal Rink had been converted into a roller rink and the demand for ice time on the Dey's Rink was greater than the rink could supply. Due to the lack of ice time available, the [[Ottawa Hockey Club]] became dormant. Local investors, together with the Capital Skating Club decided to build a new rink, finer than Montreal's [[Victoria Skating Rink (Montreal)|Victoria Skating Rink]]. The new rink was also to be used for curling, so the enterprise became known as the Rideau Skating and Curling Club. The project was sponsored by Lord Stanley, the Governor-General, who took shares in the project.
== Unnecessary dabs ==


The rink had separate skating and curling surfaces, and was laid out in an 'L' plan, with one entrance on Theodore and one on Waller. The entrance on Theodore had a [[cupola]]. The roof was supported by {{convert|42|ft|m|sing=on}} high arches. The construction was not without incident and the incomplete building collapsed in a windstorm on November 16, 1888, but the building was ready for skating in January 1889. Lord Stanley participated in its formal opening festivities on February 1, 1889 with a fancy dress carnival.
'''COPIED AND PASTED FROM MY TALK PAGE:'''
I don't understand why you are creating unnecessary redirect pages such as James Freeman (disambiguation). James Freeman is already a disambig page, so the new redirect page is not necessary, in my view. Why not just move James Freeman to James Freeman (disambiguation)? – ukexpat (talk) 16:04, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


Organized ice hockey activities began with a game on February 14, 1889, played between members of the Ottawa and Rideau social clubs. [[James George Aylwin Creighton|James Creighton]] captained the Rideau team and [[Philip Dansken Ross|P. D. Ross]] captained the Ottawa team. The next day Ross and Creighton would officiate at a match between civilian and military teams.
It's buried in WP:MOSDAB somewhere that it is preferable on a dab, e.g. James Freedman, which includes a link to a dab for a similar name in its 'see also' section, e.g. James Freeman, that the link is to 'James Freeman (dab)', even if that isn't the name of the page. I think the reason is to make it explicitly clear that this is a dab, not one person's entry without a bio. I don't think it's particularly important, but does make the information clearer and it looks neater than black writing next to it saying that it's a dab page. I can see why you think it is unnecessary - I'd hardly argue that it's essential - but it's harmless and keeping to the style guide.


Starting in 1904, the rink was used by the [[Minto Skating Club]]. Several Canadian figure skating championships were held there by the Minto Club, although the first official Canadian championship took place in 1914 in Montreal. In 1907, a fire occurred at the rink, causing the cancellation of a planned Canadian figure skating championship.<ref name="minto-history">{{cite web |url=http://www.mintoskatingclub.com/club_information/history.shtml |title=Club History |publisher=Minto Skating Club |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref>
As for moving it to James Freeman (disambiguation), unless one of the Freemans is by far the most well-known, and this is likely to be the case for a very long time, e.g. Oliver Cromwell, Francis Bacon, then the page with the name only, without dab in parentheses after it, is the correct title for the disambiguation page of all people with that name.


In 1922, a new Rideau rink was built nearby on Waller Street, to the east of today's 'Rideau Centre' shopping centre. The new rink was eventually taken over by the Minto club exclusively and renamed the Minto Rink. The Minto Rink was destroyed by fire in 1949. The club would build a new rink on Henderson Avenue.<ref name="minto-history" /> The original Rideau Rink was demolished to build the Fine Arts Building of the [[[University of Ottawa]].
I've copied this onto the Talk page and place a hangon on the page [[James Freeman (disambiguation)]]. If this convinces you, then you can remove the tag, or respond on the page's Talk page if you feel I'm wrong. Thanks, [[User:Hndis|Hndis]] ([[User talk:Hndis|talk]]) 16:23, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


==Ice hockey==
:Oh. OK. So I should be at [[Talk:James Freeman]] or [[Talk:James Freeman (disambiguation)]]. [[User:Pdfpdf|Pdfpdf]] ([[User talk:Pdfpdf|talk]]) 22:55, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
===First recorded women's games===


Played on March 8, 1889, ''Ottawa Evening Journal'' reported that the lineups were:
::I completely agree with you. It didn't occur to me that my comment was ambiguous, though on re-reading it I can see how you could have come to the conclusion you did. It was meant as a general comment about the general use (i.e. from my POV - general misuse) of those two words. I guess it wasn't very clever of me to not think about how someone else might interpret it. My apologies. As "they" say, it's always a good idea to engage brain ''before'' editing. Cheers, [[User:Pdfpdf|Pdfpdf]] ([[User talk:Pdfpdf|talk]]) 00:13, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


* Government House -- Miss Lister (captain), Mrs. Bagot, Hon. Isobel Stanley and Miss Kingsford
== okay - I understand deleting nonsense pages ==
* Rideau Skating club -- Mrs. Jones (captain), Mrs. Crombie and the two Miss Scotts


The ''Government House'' team won. The score was not reported.<ref>McFarlane, pg. 9.</ref>
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A seven-a-side game was recorded in the ''Ottawa Citizen'' on February 11, 1891 at the rink:
== Talkback! ==


<blockquote>A ladies' hockey match was played at the Rideau Rink yesterday between teams as follows:<br>No. 1: Miss M. Mackintosh, captain; Miss L. Wise, Miss Munro, Miss A. Ritchie, Miss Cambie, Miss Jones, Miss White.<br>No. 2: Miss H. Wise, captain; Miss A. Mackintosh, Miss M. Ritchie, Miss McClymont, Miss Burrows and the Misses Gordon.<br>Number two team won by two goals to 0.<ref>{{Citation |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=February 11, 1981 |title=Ladies Play Hockey |pages=pg. 1}}</ref><ref>McFarlane, pg. 18</ref></blockquote>
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===First Ontario championship===
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The first championship game of the new [[Ontario Hockey Association]] was held on March 7, 1891 between the [[Ottawa Hockey Club]] and Toronto St. George's. Ottawa won the game 5-0. The game was attended by 1,000 fans.<ref name="oha-young"/>
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We have pasted an article in the page you pointed out. Pl make whatever changes you like and we expect that atleast a portion of this will be accepted by WP. We re out of station for a day due to exams and no need for discussion... This is a great help from you. We are posting this in Jayen Varma's talk page also hoping that its not offessive.. --[[User:Fansfans123|Fansfans123]] ([[User talk:Fansfans123|talk]]) 08:24, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
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The Rideau Skating Rink was an indoor skating rink located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was one of the first indoor skating rinks in Canada, opened in January 1889. It was located on Theodore Street, (now Laurier Avenue) at Waller Street, at the present location of the Arts Hall of the University of Ottawa, near the Rideau Canal.

While it was also used for figure skating and skating championships and curling, it is possibly most notable for its ice hockey usage. It was the site of the first recorded organized women's ice hockey game on March 8, 1889.[1] It was also the site of the first Ontario men's ice hockey championship game on March 7, 1891.[2]

Tabaret Hall and Rideau Rink, 1903. Rink building can be seen behind the construction cranes

History

Skating was popular in the 1880s in Ottawa. Ottawans would skate on the Rideau and Ottawa rivers and the Rideau Canal, and at covered rinks such as the Royal and Dey's Rink. As in Montreal, costume skating carnivals were highlights of the social scene.[3]

By 1887, the Royal Rink had been converted into a roller rink and the demand for ice time on the Dey's Rink was greater than the rink could supply. Due to the lack of ice time available, the Ottawa Hockey Club became dormant. Local investors, together with the Capital Skating Club decided to build a new rink, finer than Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink. The new rink was also to be used for curling, so the enterprise became known as the Rideau Skating and Curling Club. The project was sponsored by Lord Stanley, the Governor-General, who took shares in the project.

The rink had separate skating and curling surfaces, and was laid out in an 'L' plan, with one entrance on Theodore and one on Waller. The entrance on Theodore had a cupola. The roof was supported by 42-foot (13 m) high arches. The construction was not without incident and the incomplete building collapsed in a windstorm on November 16, 1888, but the building was ready for skating in January 1889. Lord Stanley participated in its formal opening festivities on February 1, 1889 with a fancy dress carnival.

Organized ice hockey activities began with a game on February 14, 1889, played between members of the Ottawa and Rideau social clubs. James Creighton captained the Rideau team and P. D. Ross captained the Ottawa team. The next day Ross and Creighton would officiate at a match between civilian and military teams.

Starting in 1904, the rink was used by the Minto Skating Club. Several Canadian figure skating championships were held there by the Minto Club, although the first official Canadian championship took place in 1914 in Montreal. In 1907, a fire occurred at the rink, causing the cancellation of a planned Canadian figure skating championship.[4]

In 1922, a new Rideau rink was built nearby on Waller Street, to the east of today's 'Rideau Centre' shopping centre. The new rink was eventually taken over by the Minto club exclusively and renamed the Minto Rink. The Minto Rink was destroyed by fire in 1949. The club would build a new rink on Henderson Avenue.[4] The original Rideau Rink was demolished to build the Fine Arts Building of the [[[University of Ottawa]].

Ice hockey

First recorded women's games

Played on March 8, 1889, Ottawa Evening Journal reported that the lineups were:

  • Government House -- Miss Lister (captain), Mrs. Bagot, Hon. Isobel Stanley and Miss Kingsford
  • Rideau Skating club -- Mrs. Jones (captain), Mrs. Crombie and the two Miss Scotts

The Government House team won. The score was not reported.[5]

A seven-a-side game was recorded in the Ottawa Citizen on February 11, 1891 at the rink:

A ladies' hockey match was played at the Rideau Rink yesterday between teams as follows:
No. 1: Miss M. Mackintosh, captain; Miss L. Wise, Miss Munro, Miss A. Ritchie, Miss Cambie, Miss Jones, Miss White.
No. 2: Miss H. Wise, captain; Miss A. Mackintosh, Miss M. Ritchie, Miss McClymont, Miss Burrows and the Misses Gordon.
Number two team won by two goals to 0.[6][7]

First Ontario championship

The first championship game of the new Ontario Hockey Association was held on March 7, 1891 between the Ottawa Hockey Club and Toronto St. George's. Ottawa won the game 5-0. The game was attended by 1,000 fans.[2]

Lineups

Ottawa Toronto St. George's
  • Hurst, -goal
  • Henderson, - point
  • Hargraft, - coverpoint
  • Lucas, - forward
  • Thompson, - forward
  • Pemberton, - forward
  • F. W. Jackson - forward

Referee - A. Z. Palmer

The teams would later play an exhibition two weeks later in Toronto, which Ottawa won 4-0 at the Mutual Street Rink. Ottawa would play the same day against Osgoode Hall at the Toronto Victoria Rink, winning 6-2.[2]

Other Hockey

The rink is known to have been used in Amateur Hockey Association of Canada men's play by the Ottawa Hockey Club. The Ottawa City Hockey League held matches at the rink.

References

  • Kitchen, Paul (2006). "P.D. Ross: How He Came To be a Stanley Cup Trustee". SIHR Journal (2006).
  • McFarlane, Brian (1994). Proud Past, bright future: one hundred years of Canadian women's hockey. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing.

Notes

  1. ^ Ottawa Evening Journal, March 8, 1889 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Young, Scott. 100 years of dropping the puck. pp. pp. 22-23. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "That First Women's Game". Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  4. ^ a b "Club History". Minto Skating Club. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  5. ^ McFarlane, pg. 9.
  6. ^ "Ladies Play Hockey", The Ottawa Citizen, pp. pg. 1, February 11, 1981 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  7. ^ McFarlane, pg. 18
Preceded by
Dey's Arena (first)
 Home of the
Ottawa Hockey Club
1889 – 1896 		Succeeded by
Dey's Arena (second)

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