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ice hockey was developed
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the first documented ice hockey game was played
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the Montreal Gazette published the first hockey rules
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it was decided that the championship cup would never become the property of any team. It was then renamed the Stanley Hockey Championship Cup
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ice hockey made its debut in America
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the first Stanley Cup game was played with Montreal AAA victorious
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the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL) was formed
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the International Hockey League folded
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the LIHG (later the IIHF, International Ice Hockey Federation) was founded in Paris, France. It's five original members were Great Britain, Bohemia, Switzerland, France, and Belgium.
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The Eastern Canadian Hockey Association turned professional
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Germany joined the International Ice Hockey Federation
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the National Hockey Association (NHA) was established
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a Portland team became the first American team to play for the Stanley Cup, losing to the Canadiens in a five-game series.
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the National Hockey League (NHL) was established
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Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs joined the NHL
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ice hockey was in the Olympics for the first time
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the first American team joined the NHL. This team is known as the Boston Bruins
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the Stanley Cup would forever go to the winner of the National Hockey League playoffs
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the WHA merged with the NHL making a 21-team league
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an agreement between the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association, and the IIHF ended amateur domination of international play as professional athletes were allowed to compete at the Olympics and World Cup championships.
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first female ice hockey teams played in the Olympics
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the NHL was confirming the teams for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
