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Lady Isobel Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy DCVO (née Stanley; September 2, 1875 – December 30, 1963) was a British courtier, best known for helping to popularize ice hockey in the early days of the sport in Canada.
- September 2, 1875
- Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
- Constance Villiers
- Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Lady Isobel Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy was a British courtier, best known for helping to popularize ice hockey in the early days of the sport in Canada. The daughter of Lord Stanley of Preston, former Governor General of Canada, and Lady Constance Villiers, she was one of the earliest European women known to have played the sport.
12 de mar. de 2016 · There was already an award named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, a pioneer of women’s ice hockey in Canada, and it has been given since 2000 to a Canadian female player with the kind of...
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Isobel Stanley (September 2, 1875 – December 30, 1963) was the daughter of former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston. While living in Canada, Stanley helped to popularize ice hockey and is considered one of the first women to play the game.
Sir Stanley was the son of Frederick Stanley, and Lady Constance Villiers. He was one of seven children, five boys and two girls. Stanley later married General Hon. Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy, taking the name Isobel Gathorne-Hardy. Gathorne-Hardy had one child: daughter Elizabeth Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy. Stanley became Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
Stanley shared her father's love of the game of ice hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. Stanley played hockey while she was in Canada, playing on the outdoor rink at Rideau Hall. After the opening of the Rideau Skating Rink, Stanley is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey played, played a...
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Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy (born Isobel Stanley, 1875–1963), British ice hockey enthusiast, socialite and royal courtier, married Hon. Francis Gathorne-Hardy; Jane Gathorne-Hardy, Countess of Cranbrook (born Jane Stewart Orr; 1813–1897), wife of the 1st Earl
4 de nov. de 2023 · Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy (née Stanley), daughter of the governor general who would later lend his name to hockey's most coveted prize, famously hosted an all-ladies shinny game at Rideau...
The trophy is named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, the daughter of Lord Stanley—former Governor-General of Canada and namesake of the Stanley Cup—and one of the first women known to play the game of ice hockey. The Isobel Cup was last awarded in 2023.
