Before anyone goes off and complains about what will be written today, let it be known that the subject of today's piece has absolutely nothing to do with racism or hatred. In fact, the subject of today's piece had in fact, existed long before the "swastika" was stigmatized after World War II.
In the time between 1905 and 1926, there were three hockey teams that were actually calling themselves the Swastikas. Two of those teams were women's teams from Edmonton and Fernie, and a third originated in Windsor, Nova Scotia and was a part of the Western Nova Scotia Amateur Hockey League. The male team operated from 1905 until 1916, when that operation ceased operations, as most of its players were fighting in World War I.
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| Edmonton Swastikas in 1916 |
Not much is known about the Edmonton Swastikas team, as there isn't much written about them. However, the Fernie Swastikas were also in existence, and just so happened to be the last team to use the Swastikas name. That team operated from 1922 until 1926, and almost two decades later, the "swastika" came to be symbolized with Hitler and Nazi Germany, and a symbol that is frowned upon in the Americas and is outright banned in Germany.
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| Fernie Swastikas in 1922 |
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