Hockey

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  • First Hockey game

    First Hockey game
    March 3, 1875, the first organized indoor game was played at Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink between two nine-player teams.

  • First Hockey Puck

    The first recorded organized game of ice hockey used a wooden puck to prevent it from leaving the rink of play. The rubber pucks were first made by slicing a rubber ball, then trimming the disc square. The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal is credited with making and using the first round pucks in the 1880s.

  • Stanley Cup

    Stanley Cup
    The Stanley Cup, a silver bowl that cost less than $50 at the time, is awarded to the Montreal A.A.A., whose affiliate, the Montreal Hockey Club, finished first in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, a five-team league. The Montreal team won seven of its eight games. No playoffs were held.

  • Detroit Red Wings

    Detroit Red Wings
    Detroit got an NHL franchise in May, 15, 1926

  • Red Wings first stanley cup

    Red Wings first stanley cup
    Detroit Red Wings win their first stanley cup.