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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.
Field hockey was first introduced in the 1908 Summer Olympic, London.
Although modern-day field hockey did have its origins in Britain, the game of ice hockey was first played by British troops in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, as a variation of field hockey... The first game was played by the troops on ice with field hockey sticks and a round ball.In 1825 Sir John Franklin (while on Great Bear Lake during one of his Arctic expeditions) wrote: "The game of hockey played on the ice was the morning sport."And 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."
Not Sure when it was introduced but field hockey was first played internationally by New Zealand in 1935 I think you'll find that NZ played Aussie in 1922 and that we won.
The Men's Field Hockey was introduced in the Olympic first time in the Summer Olympic of 1908 held in London.