Windsor Swastikas

Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and the design is still widely used in many religions around the world.

When selecting logos for their hockey team they chose a symbol that at the time was associated with power and good fortune, much like the four leafed clover.

[3] At first they played in and won the Western Nova Scotia Amateur Hockey League championship.

[3] They also defeated other teams to win the famous Halifax Herald and Mail Trophy.

The team disbanded during World War I when many players, like Blaine Sexton, joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force that fought on the Western Front.

old black-and-white photo of a men's hockey team
Windsor Swastikas wearing their light uniforms circa 1912