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.
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.
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
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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.
Hey sorry but off the top of my head Australia was never played in hockey.
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In the Olympics, there are four events: men's field hockey, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey. The first two are played during the Summer Games; the latter two are played during the Winter Games.
In ice hockey, there are typically three periods played, not halves.
One famous sport that is played in Canada is ice hockey. Ice hockey is believed to have first been played in Canada in the 1830s. Another Canadian sport is curling.
The Game of Ice hockey is played with a Puck.
the word ice hockey comes from the word " ice hurley" which was a form of ice hockey played in Canada in the 1800