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Record 1 2017-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
DEF

A meeting where professional sports teams select athletes from amateur leagues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
DEF

Rencontre des clubs d'une ligue de sport professionnel en vue de sélectionner des joueurs qui font partie des ligues de calibre amateur.

OBS

repêchage d'amateurs; repêchage : termes entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

... an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements ...

OBS

The first draft was held in 1963, and has been held every year since. The NHL Entry Draft was known as the "NHL Amateur Draft" up until 1979.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Hockey sur glace
DEF

Rencontre annuelle pendant laquelle les franchises de la Ligue nationale de hockey choisissent à tour de rôle des joueurs amateurs qui répondent aux critères du repêchage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie

Spanish

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