Hockey History
| Ice Hockey is a Canadian
game whose origins date back to the fifth century B.c. The names game come
from a playful Iroquois tribe. French explorers traveled up the st. Lawrence
river. They saw the Indians hitting a hard ball with sticks, they were
saying ho-gee. All states and country's started producing this game. The Dutch
were the first to invent metal skates. The montreal winter carnival of
1883 held the world's first ice hockey tournament. Interest sparked the
creation of the (AHA) Amateur Hockey Association. In 1892 Canada's sixth governor
general lord Stanley announced that he would sponsor a trophy for the Canadian
champions. The first official Stanley cup match was played march 22, 1894
in montreal between the Montreal hockey club and the Ottawa capital.
Professional hockey's official birthday is November 22, 1917.
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