Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a city with half a million inhabitants located in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the 10th largest city in Canada.

Sports

Over the years and into the present, Hamilton has been prominent in several fields of sporting ventures and venues.

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The Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League play at Ivor Wynne Stadium in the east end. Notable residents and former players include Angelo Mosca. The CFL's annual Eastern Division Labour Day classic pits the Hamilton Tiger-Cats against perrennial rivals the Toronto Argonauts. Oddly, for many years before his death, Harold Ballard owned both the Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL franchise in rival city Toronto. The team's prowess has fallen dramatically from its glory days in the 1960s and early '70s, when it was a powerhouse.

Related Topics:
Tiger-Cats - Canadian Football League - Ivor Wynne Stadium - Angelo Mosca - Labour Day - Toronto Argonauts - Harold Ballard - Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL - Toronto

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In recent decades, Hamilton has yearned and lobbied for a National Hockey League franchise. It has been continually disappointed, despite building Victor K. Copps Coliseum downtown on Bay Street North. The sports and entertainment arena, named for a former mayor and father of Sheila Copps, has hosted the World Junior Championship Games and is home ice for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. The Hamilton Tigers played in the NHL during the early '20s.

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National Hockey League - Victor K. Copps Coliseum - Sheila Copps - Hamilton Bulldogs - American Hockey League - Hamilton Tigers

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The Around the Bay Race circumnavigates Hamilton Harbour or Burlington Bay. Although it is not a proper marathon, it is the longest continuously held long distance foot race in North America. The local newspaper also hosts the amateur Spectator Indoor Games.

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Burlington Bay - Marathon

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Hamilton is twinned with Flint, Michigan, and its amateur athletes compete in the Canusa Games, held alternatively there and here since 1957. Hamilton hosted the very successful World Road Cycling Championship Games in 2003.

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Flint, Michigan - World Road Cycling Championship Games

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The Hamilton Golf Club in Ancaster hosted the 2003 Canadian Open golf championship in which Bob Tway won. The traditional course layout, designed by famed course architect Hary Colt, proved very popular with touring pros and will again host the Canadian Open in 2006.

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Ancaster - Canadian Open - Bob Tway

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Since 2002 the Hamilton Thunder have played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL). They play at the Brian Timmis Stadium right next to the larger Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Hamilton Steelers played in the Canadian Soccer League during the late '80s and early '90s.

Related Topics:
Hamilton Thunder - Canadian Professional Soccer League - Canadian Soccer League

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The Hamilton Thunderbirds play in the Intercounty Baseball League.

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Hamilton were the hosts of the first Commonwealth Games (then called British Empire Games) in 1930, and bid unsuccessfully for the Commonwealth Games in 2010, losing out to New Delhi in India

Related Topics:
Commonwealth Games - 1930 - New Delhi - India

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