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The remaining players decided to
form one team—the Winnipeg Falcons—
named after Iceland’s national bird.

The team, however, had a new
problem: finding a league to play in.
Other hockey clubs in Winnipeg still
refused to play with them.

The Falcons were eventually
allowed to play against junior
or intermediate teams, but they
wanted to play against those
at their senior level too.

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So the Falcons applied
to play in the 1910-1911
Winnipeg Senior Hockey
League, but they were
once again rejected
simply because of
their ethnicity.
Bigotry in the city
was still strong.

Not about to give up, the
Falcons responded by
creating a new league made
up of teams from Kenora,
Brandon, and a new Winnipeg
Amateur Association team.
In 1912, the Falcons won
that league’s championship.

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