▁months . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁summer ▁game ▁in ▁Canada ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁golden ▁years , ▁as ▁two ▁professional ▁le agues ▁were ▁set ▁up . ▁▁ ▁Es cal ating ▁violence ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁professional ▁le agues ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁game ' s ▁base ▁of ▁support ▁sh rank ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁Victoria , ▁V ancouver , ▁New ▁West min ster , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁small - town s . ▁Its ▁failure ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁solid ▁base ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁thin ▁organiz ational ▁infrastr ucture ; ▁for ▁example , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁played ▁by ▁schools ▁or ▁churches . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁Association , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁lac ros se ▁in ▁Canada . ▁It ▁presently ▁conduct s ▁national ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁championship ▁tournament s ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁both ▁field ▁and ▁box ▁lac ros se . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁big ▁city ▁hockey ▁prom ot ers ▁introduced ▁" box ▁lac ros se " ▁to ▁turn ▁winter ▁hockey ▁fans ▁into ▁a ▁year - round ▁audience . ▁Box ▁lac ros se ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁smaller ▁ind oor ▁ar ena ▁space , ▁and ▁compet itions ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁baseball ▁stad iums , ▁and ▁again , ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁violent . ▁Not ▁enough ▁cities ▁could ▁support ▁teams , ▁however , ▁and ▁the ▁hard