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Cooperation and a team spirit
Steinþór Guðbjartsson
Managing Editor
The highest achievement
an athlete can reach is to win a
gold medal at the Olympic
Games, and it is a special feel-
ing watching athletes reach that
achievement. When hockey
was introduced to the Olympic
Games in Antwerp, Belgium in
1920, the Winnipeg Falcons
showed the world the meaning
of cooperation and a team spir-
it. At the opening ceremony in
Antwerp the Olympic flag with
the fíve rings signifying the
union of tive continents was
also introduced. United we
stand — and the Falcons
demonstrated what that meant.
Last week the opening
match of the World Cup of
hockey between Canada and
USA in Montreal was a histor-
ical one. Not because of the 2-
1 victory of Team Canada but
because of the jerseys the
Canadian national players were
wearing. Instead of the tradL
tional red and white uniforms
they wore, for the first time,
gold-and-black replica jerseys
of the Winnipeg Falcons.
Hockey Canada President Bob
Nicholson said that in the
dressing room, shortly before
the match started, the Canadian
players were overwhelmed by
the history the jerseys repre-
sented. “We really felt we
wanted to do something special
for the Falcons,” he said.
The words “Winnipeg Fal-
cons” were sewn on the shoul-
ders of the jerseys and “Cana-
da” on the back as opposed to
the players’ names. “It’s a great
message that this is a team, not
individuals,” Nicholson said.
It was spectacular watch-
ing the match and the Canadian
players in the “Falcons” jerseys
in particular. In a way it was
like watching the Falcons. Not
only did it unite the players but
the special occasion touched
the “Icelandic” heart. The ban-
' quet that Hockey Canada held
in the Team Canada Merchan-
dising Inc. (TCMI) building in
Winnipeg coincided with the
banquet the City of Winnipeg
held at the Hotel Fort Garry to
honour the Falcons and their
achievement when they
returned home from Antwerp
as Olympic and World Cham-
pions on May 22, 1920.
All but one player of the
Winnipeg Falcons were of Ice-
landic descent. They had to
overcome many a hindrance
before they reached the top but
nothing stopped them. United
the Falcons got where they
belonged and they will be there
forever.
The story of the Winnipeg
Falcons is a fascinating one. It
shows that with determination
and will a dream can come
true. It is a constant reminder
of the importance of coopera-
tion and a team spirit.
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David (72), Ásta (89 in October), Haraldur (78), Lauga (90 in
October), Ragnar (74), and Elín Ósk or Nelló (81).
Steinþór Guðbjartsson
“This turned out to be a
very good gathering,” organ-
izer Haraldur Einarsson said
afler the Öxará Reunion
recently held in Teulon,
Arborg and Gimli, Manitoba.
The main reason for hav-
ing the reunion was the mile-
stone of his sister Guðlaug, or
“Lauga,” who will be 90
October 2. Another sister,
Ásta, will be 89 the day
before. Lauga did not want to
have a birthday party so they
decided on a reunion. About
50 golfers competed in a
tournament in Teulon, about
120 people attended a sociai
and dance at they Geysir Hall
in Arborg and an equal num-
ber came to a dinner and
dance at the New Horizons
Centre in Gimli.
Guests were from all
Children enjoyed themselves
at the reunion.
parts of Canada and the Unit-
ed States and the siblings
David (72), Ásta (89 in Octo-
ber), Haraldur (78), Lauga
(90 in October), Ragnar (74),
and Elín Ósk or Nelló (81)
had a good time as everybody
else.
“This was a great suc-
cess,” Haraldur said. ^
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