QUEBEC — The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province’s “national” sport.

Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe’s bill, tabled Thursday, also names the first Saturday in February as national ice hockey day.

The bill recognizes that the 150-year-old sport has a special place in Quebec culture — the first official hockey game was played in Montreal on March 3, 1875.

Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill also names the first Saturday in February as national ice hockey day.{ai:summary}<p>The Quebec government is proposing a bill to officially designate hockey as the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's legislation also aims to establish the first Saturday in February as national ice hockey day, highlighting the sport's cultural significance in Quebec.</p><p>This initiative acknowledges hockey's deep roots in the province, dating back to the first official game played in Montreal in 1875. #culture</p>

Quebec tables bill to make hockey the province's 'national' sport

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