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What is old hockey's real name?
The game as we know it today has always been called hockey or ice hockey. The game probably derived from the Irish game of hurling, the English game of field hockey, the North American Indian game of lacrosse and even the Spanish game of shinty. In fact an informal game of hockey, either on ice or on land, is often referred to in Canada as "shinny". Our modern game has incorporated aspects of all the games above.
Why is a hockey puck called a puck?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "puck" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic "puc" or the Irish "poc" which mean to poke, punch or deliver a blow.These words were used in the game of hurling. Scottish and Irish settlers to Canada played hurling and probably used these terms in connection with the game. According to some accounts, early hockey was essentially "hurling on ice", so the name was probably used for the object, "the puck" as used in early hockey. The OED gives the earliest written use of the word in 1891, in Canada, by which time hockey was well-established. An old Canadian word for informal hockey is "shinny" which comes from Scottish "shinty", the Scottish form of hurling.
How has the cultural background of the Irish affected the lives of modern Irish Americans?
im Irish not Irish American so not the best judge but I would point out the following:Ice Hockey originates from hockey which comes from hurling, the best field sport in the world which is still very popular especially in the southern half of Ireland.800 years of oppresion leads to a genuine belief in freedom etc.
Where was the first game of hockey?
CANADA
What are the passwords in the game dx hockey?
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