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 2013 Summer Universiade Group A. The team roster is as follows: Canada will be represented by six male and three female weightlifters. Canada will be represented by five male and seven female wrestlers. Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade Canada competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. The team won a total of 16 medals, including 2 gold. Canada was represented by fifty-two athletes. Canada was represented by six male and five female badminton players. Canada has qualified both a men's and a women's team. The men's team will participate in Group C. The women's team will participate in Group C.