Lacrosse in Canada Lacrosse in Canada Modern lacrosse in Canada has been a popular sport since the mid 1800s. Only field lacrosse was played until the 1930s, when box lacrosse was invented. In 1994 Parliament passed the "National Sports of Canada Act" which declared lacrosse to be "Canada's National Summer Sport", with ice hockey as the National Winter Sport. Lacrosse was played by First Nations peoples before the arrival of European colonists. The first documented description of the game was in 1637. The game was called "baggataway" and "tewaarathon", which was played by two teams with 100 to 1,000 men each on a
Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade Canada participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan. The following table lists Canada's delegation per sport and gender. Decathlon Heptathlon Group Stage 9th–16th place game 9th–12th place game 9th place game Group Stage Quarterfinals Group Stage 9th–16th place match 9th–12th place match 9th place match Group Stage Quarterfinals 5th–8th place match 7th place match Individual Team Individual Team Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 11th place match Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 13th–16th place semifinals 13th place match Preliminary Round Round of 16 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 9th