‘The Rocket’: Newspaper Coverage of the Death of a Quebec Cultural Icon, a Canadian Hockey Player

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Title
‘The Rocket’: Newspaper Coverage of the Death of a Quebec Cultural Icon, a Canadian Hockey Player
Abstract
A look at how nine newspapers across Canada covered the May 2000 death of Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard. One of the newspapers reviewed was the Montreal Gazette. The author notes that English language newspapers portrayed Richard as a hockey legend, while French language newspapers portrayed him as a cultural icon as well as a hockey super star.
Publication
Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d’études canadiennes
Volume
Vol. 36
Issue
no. 4
Pages
9-31
Date
Winter 2001-2002
Language
en
Citation
Ramos, Howard, and Kevin Gosine. “‘The Rocket’: Newspaper Coverage of the Death of a Quebec Cultural Icon, a Canadian Hockey Player.” Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d’études canadiennes Vol. 36, no. 4 (Winter -2002 2001): 9–31.
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