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hockey was first played in 1855 by the "Royal Canadian Rifles," which were british troops who were stationed at Kingston, Ontario.

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Q: I thought hockey originated from Mexico Didn't the Purepecha of Mexico play a game more than 3000 years ago similar to hockey?
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