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.
Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.
Field hockey was first played in England but the first men's international was played between Ireland and Scotland. The first women's international was between Ireland and Wales.
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.
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.
Ice Hockey is Hockey played on ice; as compared to Field Hockey which is played on grass.
Field Hockey is played in 2 halves consisting of 35mins each.
The first international was played between Ireland and Wales in 1895. The score was 3-0 to Ireland.
Ice hockey is not played on a field. Other than the odious "Winter Classic outdoor games. Anyone have the info for field hockey?
not sure what year, but i know the us has not played for a long time
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He was an Indian hockey player and played field hockey