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The Ice Ball and Stick on Ice
The earliest origins maybe from Persia, Egypt or China but archaeological evidence shows on early ball and stick game played in Greece -
Golf on Ice
Paintings in the Netherlands showed the Dutch playing gold on ice -
Oldest Skating Clubs
Scotland's Edinburgh Skating Club, formed in 1642, is considered the oldest in the world -
Native American Lacrosse on Ice
When the Europeans made their way across the Atlantic to North America, they discovered Native Americans had their own games, Native Americans in South Dakota essentially played lacrosse on ice. -
Modern Idea of Hockey
The modern idea of field hockey sprouted out of these traditions, and the modern sport of ice hockey was dismissed primarily to small towns, and in no organized setting, until the late 1800s.' -
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Early Rules
The earliest games in the sport were not carbon copies of the current version; the Halifax Rules , which Creighton played under in the March 3rd game, said the puck couldn't leave the ice, no forward passing was permitted and the goalie couldn't fall down or kneel to make saves. As the sport's popularity skyrocketed in Montreal in the late 1800s -
Movement of Ice Hockey
A young man from Halifax, Nova Scotia named James Creighton moved to Montreal, bringing the sport of ice hockey with him more particularly, bringing with him hockey sticks and skates. The skates, which were patented by a Nova Scotia company in 1866, featured rounded blades held onto boots by metal clamps (the first time that had ever been done and not too different from modern skates). -
Indoor Ice Hockey
Creighton, in 1875, organized a group of players to practice the sport indoors at the Victoria Skating Rink. The sport had never taken hold indoors, forced outdoors by the societal belief that ice hockey only belonged on ponds, due in large part to the danger of a ball flying around inside. Creighton solved the problem by creating a "flat, circular piece of wood," the first hockey puck. After practising for about a month -
Official Rules
the official rules of the sport were created, the Montreal Rules, in 1877. Injured players could now be replaced, team sizes were set at seven a side (down from eight) and the rink's measurements were now made standard. ' -
1st Hockey League
The first hockey leagues formed in the mid-1880s, while the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC), which began in 1885, -
1st Women's Ice Hockey Game
The first women's hockey game was played in Ottawa or Barrie, Ontario. -
Challenge Trophy
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor General of Canada, with his wife and two children stopped to watch the game. Stanley was taken with the game, and helped to form a team, the Rideau Rebels and a league, the Ontario Hockey Association (which formed in 1890). Two years after the formation of the OHA, Stanley created the concept of a regional competition and gave a cup to be awarded to the victor, the Dominion Challenge Trophy. -
The National Hockey league
The National Hockey League (NHL) was formed on a November 22nd, 1917 -
Offsides Rule
The first offsides rule was introduced in 1929. -
Televised Hockey
First television debut of "Hockey Night" in Canada. -
1st Black Ice Hockey Player
The Boston Bruin's player Willie O'Ree was the first black player in the NHL. -
The Hockey Hall of Fame
The hockey hall of fame opens in Toronto -
Scandal on the Ice
One of the most dramatic final games in Olympic hockey history occurred when Canada beat the USA 3-2 in overtime and Sidney Crosby's goal stole the gold medal for the win on the home ice in Vancouver.