Counterfactual Canuck

Content warning: Discussion of slavery and racism.This episode takes one more look at another aspect of the American Revolution and how it impacted Canada through the role slavery played in the Revolution. I then discuss one of the aftermaths of the Revolution in the Black Loyalists.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:African Americans in the Revolutionary WarPhilipsburg ProclamationBlack LoyalistBlack PatriotDunmore's ProclamationUniversity of Google: Black Canadians | The Canadian EncyclopediaAfricans in America | Part 2 | The Revolutionary WarHow Enslaved Men Who Fought for the British Were Promised Freedom - HISTORYOur StoryTreaty of ParisEvacuation of New YorkBlack History Month... by the numbersCounterfactual Pots and Kettles: Woody Holton’s Disputed Claims about Lord Dunmore’s “Emancipation Proclamation” of 1775 and the American Revolution.Printed Material:Alan Gilbert - Black Loyalists and PatriotsPeter Bagge - Founding Fathers Funnies

This episode looks at the first attempt to create an Indian Barrier State as part of a containment strategy against the new United States by the British and other European powers.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:Indian barrier stateWestern theater of the American Revolutionary WarTreaty of Paris (1783)University of Google:The Indian Barrier State of 1812. During negotiations of the War of 1812… | by Todd Nelson | Lessons from History | MediumDreams of the Past: The Indian Barrier StateMax Farrand - "The Indian Boundary Line"

This episode centers around the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the role they played in the American Revolution as well as the ruinous effects that conflict had on the Confederacy and the Six Nations, before looking at possible counterfactuals.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:IroquoisSix Nations land cessionsTreaty of Canandaigua Great Law of PeaceUniversity of Google:Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) | The Canadian EncyclopediaMadam Sacho: How One Iroquois Woman Survived the American Revolution | The National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe Six Nations Confederacy During the American Revolution - Fort Stanwix National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)The Clinton-Sullivan Campaign of 1779 - Fort Stanwix National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)Printed Material:Barbara Graymont - The Iroquois in the American RevolutionHarry Turtledove & Richard Dreyfuss - The Two Georges

This one will probably be my longest Counterfactual Puck episode.It explores the life and times of Don Cherry and numerous counterfactuals that could have occurred during it.My own biased thoughts on Cherry begin around the 36-minute mark so you can turn the episode off then if you're not interested. You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comStuff you can look up:Don CherryDon Cherry NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record | Hockey-Reference.com'People tuned in to see how bad I was': Don Cherry reflects on Grapevine TV years in new book | CBC NewsEPISODE 197: Colorado "Rocky Hockey" - With Terry Frei — Good Seats Still AvailableColorado Rockies yearly attendance at hockeydb.comThree Little Words: Too Many Men | Longform - SI.comDon Cherry - GrapesJay Scherer & Lisa McDermott - "Don Cherry and the Cultural Politics of Rock'em Sock'em Nationalism" - in Fallen Sports Heroes, Media and Celebrity Culture

For this episode, I take a break from the American Revolution and jump back into the dismal science, economics, to look at the founding of the Northwest Company and its impact on the fur trade and Canada.Note: "HBC" abbreviation again stands for "Hudson's Bay Company" Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:North West Company - WikipediaDavid Thompson (explorer) - WikipediaAlexander Mackenzie (explorer) - WikipediaUniversity of Google:Métis | The Canadian EncyclopediaNorth West Company | The Canadian EncyclopediaDaniels v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) - SCC CasesPrinted Material:Jean Teillet - The North-West is our MotherOld-school printed material (problematic, but good as a source):Marjorie Wilkins Campbell - The Nor'westersKeith Wilson - The Fur Trade in Canada

Note: At about 26:34, I say French instead of British at one point - makes the sentence a little odd.This episode takes a more direct look at counterfactuals around the American Revolution, namely, the idea of the Americans losing, followed by the likelihood of a Second American Revolution taking place in one form or another.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:Battle of Long IslandBattles of SaratogaFor Want of a Nail (novel)American Revolutionary WarAmerican RevolutionPhiladelphia campaign University of Google:Sobel Wiki | FandomThe American Revolution - A Captivating Guide to the American Revolution War and the United States of America's Struggle for Independence from Great BritainPrinted Material:Robert Sobel - For Want of a NailDavid McCullough - "What the Fog Wrought" - What If?Thomas Fleming - "Unlikely Victory" - What If?Robert Conroy - Liberty 1784

This episode takes a look at the almost move of the St Louis Blues to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1983. I go over the history of the whole thing and then wonder about the different directions it could have taken. You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comStuff you can look up:PHT Time Machine: When Blues skipped NHL draft | ProHockeyTalk | NBC SportsThe NHL faces the antitrust Blues | Maclean's | JUNE 6, 1983N.H.L. Settles Antitrust Suit - The New York TimesBill Hunter (ice hockey)St. Louis BluesSaskatoon, Canada Metro Area Population 1950-2021 | MacroTrendsThe Saskatoon Blues: The Story - St. Louis Game TimeThe big one that got away: Blues were bought, the deal done, but then NHL intervened (May 17, 2008) | Saskatoon StarPhoenixSt. Louis Blues hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.comStephen Laroche - Changing the Game

Hopefully this is the start of a regular schedule for this podcast again, but we'll see. Might be able to get out a Counterfactual Puck episode in the next week or two.This episode has an overview of the War of the American Revolution followed by counterfactuals that focus mainly on Canada in addition to one big-picture scenario about Britain.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:American Revolutionary WarAmerican RevolutionInvasion of Quebec (1775)Armada of 1779Treaty of Paris (1783)University of Google:Initial Impact of the Revolution on Newfoundland7.4 Revolutionary British America – Canadian History: Pre-ConfederationThe American Revolution - A Captivating Guide to the American Revolution War and the United States of America's Struggle for Independence from Great BritainPrinted Material:Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy - The Men Who Lost AmericaBarbara Tuchman - The Last SaluteThomas Fleming - "Unlikely Victory", What If?

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of residential schools and genocide.  This is just an update on where this podcast is right now, and how I'm hoping to get some more episodes up in the near future.  I then make a quick note of recent news in Canada around the discovery of unmarked graves of Indigenous children and the continuing impact and legacy of the genocidal residential school program.  Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says | CBC News Kamloops Indian Residential School Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school | CBC News Reports - NCTR Where are the Children buried?

Sorry for the delay on this one. Reorganizing our house changed up my recording space and I've not been happy with the way my audio has sounded since. This one still isn't perfect in my opinion, but I think I managed to make it work (other than the birdsong in the beginning).This episode is another No Canada one as I recap the prelude to the American Revolution and then discuss how it could have been avoided from even happening in the first place.The next few episodes will look at the American Revolution and its impact on Canada from a couple of different angles.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:American Revolutionary WarAmerican RevolutionIntolerable ActsUniversity of Google:What we get wrong about taxes and the American Revolution | PBS NewsHourProclamation of 1763 - Definition, Facts & Significance - HISTORYPrinted Material:Harry Turtledove & Richard Dreyfuss - The Two GeorgesColin Calloway - The Scratch of a PenCaleb Carr - "William Pitt the Elder and the Avoidance of the American Revolution", What Ifs of American History

Note: At around the 1:50 mark, I mistakenly say "French and American War" instead of "French and Indian War".This episode is an interlude as I transition between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, as I take a wider look at the idea of two separate Frances coming about due to divergences that culminate during the French Revolution.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comFor references, you can consult these past episodes:17. A More Francophone Canada, Part 2: No Acadian Expulsions18. The Big One, Part 1: The French and Indian War and the Limits to Counterfactuals19. The Big One, Part 2: The World War of the Seven Years' War20. The Big One, Part 3: Pontiac's RevolutionAs well as the following:War of the Bavarian SuccessionLouis XVIPeter III of RussiaBatavian Revolution

I haven't been able to get a regular episode up yet with everything going on, but I did have an April Fool's Day episode ready to go. I hope that everyone enjoys it.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:List of lake monsters PlesiosauriaBook from my childhood that you should blame for this episode:All About Monsters (World of the Unknown Series): Miller, Carey: 9780884364672: Amazon.com: Books

This episode is a new No Canada one, first one in a while.I combine a number of themes and ideas from previous episodes to create a scenario in which the  British decided to expel the Quebecois from Quebec after the conquest of new France.Two things to note:1. Content warning for this episode for discussions of genocide and ethnic cleansing.2. I've corrected my pronunciation of Mi'kmaq - I'd previously been putting in an extra "a" sound in the middle. My apologies for getting this wrong in episodes to date, something I hope to have a chance to fix at some point.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comFor references, you can consult these past episodes:17. A More Francophone Canada, Part 2: No Acadian Expulsions18. The Big One, Part 1: The French and Indian War and the Limits to Counterfactuals19. The Big One, Part 2: The World War of the Seven Years' War20. The Big One, Part 3: Pontiac's Revolution

This episode continues my look at the early history of the NHL, the National Hockey League, this time going into the fate and demise of many of its earliest teams, from the Montreal Wanderers to the Hamilton Tigers. You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comStuff you can look up:1917-18 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com1918-19 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com1919-20 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com1924-25 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.comMontreal WanderersQuebec BulldogsHamilton TigersToronto Arenas1919 SC Playoff summariesMorey Holzman & Joseph Nieforth - Deceptions and DoublecrossDavid & Sam Wesley - Hamilton's Hockey TigersMontreal ArenaJubilee ArenaSteve Chapelle - No Decision

This is the last part of a three-part series on the worldwide conflicts that led to the fall of New France and one of the biggest early moments in Canadian history.This episode returns to North America and examines Pontiac's Rebellion, an Indigenous uprising against the coming of British rule that resulted in a change to British policy toward Indigenous nations with long-term consequences on all sides. Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:Pontiac's WarRoyal Proclamation of 1763Pontiac (Ottawa leader)Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Sir William Johnson, 1st BaronetUniversity of Google:The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Conspiracy of Pontiac, by Francis Parkman.Pontiac’s War and Little Turtle’s War: The History and Legacy of 18th Century America’s Most Famous Native American Conflicts eBook: Charles River Editors: Amazon.ca: Kindle StorePrinted Material:Colin Calloway - The Scratch of a PenFred Anderson - The Crucible of War

This is the second part of three-part series on the worldwide conflicts that led to the fall of New France and one of the biggest early moments in Canadian history.This episode largely focused on Europe with an examination of the Seven Years' War, with then a quick review of conflicts outside of Europe and North America, and, of course, some counterfactuals around all this. Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:Seven Years' WarAnglo-Spanish War (1762–63)Treaty of Hubertusburg University of Google:Ruben Ygua - Seven Years' WarPrinted Material:Daniel Marston - The Seven Years' WarFrank McLynn - 1759

For this episode of Counterfactual Puck, I go full Canucks fan and take a look at the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And, yes, in one scenario, the Canucks do win the Stanley Cup, but I also try to be a bit more objective and do some other scenarios that could have happened with a bounce or two.You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comStuff you can look up:1981-82 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.comMaven's Memories: The Big (Penguins) Scare of 1982NHL Playoffs: 1982 Penguins put a scare into the Islanders - Sports IllustratedGame 5 1982 Patrick Semifinal Penguins at Islanders (better quality) ( SportsChannel New York ) - YouTube1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs Smythe Division Semi Finals Game 3 Edmonton at Los Angeles - YouTubeEpisode 001: The Miracle on Manchester (The History of Hockey Podcast)Towel PowerTony Gallagher - Towels, Triumph & Tears

Note:At around the 5-minute mark, I say "Eastern Pennsylvania" instead of "Western Pennsylvania".This is the beginning of a three-part series on what I'm dubbing "The Big One", that is, the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, and the fall of Quebec and New France to the British.After an overview of the war, I discuss how even if the French and their Indigenous allies had won this particular war, it may not have greatly changed the ultimate outcome of history in North America, at least not in the big picture. Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score Squad Outro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the Subhumans You can reach me at: Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.com  Wikipedia should not be used as a source:French and Indian WarTreaty of Paris (1763)Battle of the Plains of AbrahamMontreal Campaign - WikipediaUniversity of Google:The Imperial Wars - Canada.caHourly History - the French and Indian WarPrinted Material:Fred Anderson - Crucible of WarFrank McLynn - 1759

A More Francophone Canada, Part 2: No Acadian ExpulsionsThis episode both continues the Wars of Kings and Queens with an examination of the Father Le Loutre's War in the early 1750s, a conflict that then led into the Expulsion of the Acadians starting in 1755. I then imagine a more Francophone Canada in which the Expulsions didn't happen.Next up: The Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War.Hopefully, I can get the schedule back to something more regular in the near future. Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score Squad  Outro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the Subhumans  You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.com  Wikipedia should not be used as a source:Expulsion of the AcadiansFather Le Loutre's WarAcadian ExodusEdward CornwallisUniversity of Google:The true history of Cornwallis shows he's more a victim than a villain | National PostBritish Want New OathSome facts on the Canadian Francophonie - Canada.caPeace and Friendship Treaties | The Canadian EncyclopediaPrinted MaterialsJohn Faragher - A Great and Noble Scheme

This is just a quick intro to a new segment I'm adding to the podcast feed, called Counterfactual Puck.It centers around alternate history and hockey. Some of these episodes were planned to later be a part of Counterfactual Canuck, when I got to the 20th century, but I'm now decided to put them as something separate .If you're not into sports or hockey, I will have a regular episode up in the new few days. You can reach me at:  Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.com