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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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What was played first ice hockey or field hockey?
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.
Is there such a sport called ice hockey?
Ice Hockey is Hockey played on ice; as compared to Field Hockey which is played on grass.
What do you call hockey that is not played on the ice?
Hockey Just hockey Hockey on ice is called ice hockey
When did womens ice hockey first get played in the Olympics?
1992
When did females begin playing ice 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.
When was ice hockey first played in Australia?
Hey sorry but off the top of my head Australia was never played in hockey.
How many different events does hockey have?
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.
When was the first ice hockey gamed played at Madison Square Garden?
1968
The most famous sport in canada?
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.
In which sport do you play with a puck?
The Game of Ice hockey is played with a Puck.
Where comes the words hockey?
the word ice hockey comes from the word " ice hurley" which was a form of ice hockey played in Canada in the 1800
Where and when did hockey originate?
In 1825 Sir John Franklin wrote that "The game of hockey played on the ice was the morning sport" while on Great Bear Lake during one of his Arctic expeditions. In 1843 a British Army officer in Kingston, Ontario, wrote "Began to skate this year, improved quickly and had great fun at hockey on the ice."The Canadian Amature Hockey Association have credited Kingston as the origins of Ice Hockey Brought by British Army Personel
