I believe the first kind of hockey was played on feet, not skates, it was called shinny. They played with some type of wooden block (similar to a puck), or some type of ball. An unlimited amount of people played.
The oldest type of hockey is Field Hockey. There is an ancient Greek frieze depicting two field hockey players at Olympia, Greece.
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∙ 2012-04-17 03:04:07the first ice hockey match was played in 1872.
Hockey was historically not played on ice until around the invention of modern ice hockey. This was well after the creation of modern field hockey, which itself derived from earlier variations. In short: field hockey was first.
Although the orgin of ice hockey is unknown, the modern game of Ice Hockey was first played in Montreal, Canada in 1875.
1983
Ice Hockey is Hockey played on ice; as compared to Field Hockey which is played on grass.
Hockey Just hockey Hockey on ice is called ice hockey
Ice hockey was first played by the Micmac tribe in Nova Scotia in the late 17th century using frozen apples as pucks.
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Field hockey variants have been played for thousands of years; ice hockey was only begun in the 18th century.
I think the difference is that ice hockey is played on ice with ice skates and in-line hockey is played on a flat surface with rollerblades.
Hey sorry but off the top of my head Australia was never played in hockey.
There are photos of women using ice hockey equipment from 1890. The first women's ice hockey games were played in the late 1890s/early1900s.