Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recently was informed that the community of Deline has been designated as a territorial historical site. In honour of that I’ve come up with a Sahtu hockey song that was written by Stompin’ Tom Connor. I won’t be able to sing, Mr. Speaker, but I’ll do my best.
Hello there, we’re on the air, it’s hockey night tonight. There’s confusion here, confusion there, so I’m here to set things right. On Grey Goose Lake, the snow was late, and the ice was smooth and clear. Someone roared, “Sir John scored,” the first hockey game was here.
Here’s the chorus here: Oh! The first ice hockey game, was played in Deline. And the best game you can name, is the good ol’ hockey game.
Second period! Many will say in their own strange way, hockey was born somewhere else. Stompin’ Tom didn’t know Sir John, so I write this song myself. Ontario, even Nova Scotia, tried to say their claim was true. But they were 20 years late, I got it straight, hockey was born in the Sahtu.
Chorus: Oh! The first ice hockey game, was played in Deline. And the best game you can name, is the good ol’ hockey game.
Third period! Oh, take me where on the shores of Great Bear Lake, where the record is clear, like the water and the air, the first hockey game was played. Mr. Speaker, the debate is done, let’s have some fun, let’s get on with the show. Around the Sahtu, colleagues, you can join in too, and we can all say go, Canada, go!
Chorus: Oh! The first ice hockey game, was played in Deline. And the best game you can name, is the good ol’ hockey game. He shoots, he scores! Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
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Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.
