January 5th, 1910. Against the Cobalt Silver Kings. Les Canadiens won the game 7-6 in Overtime.
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Two locations, both in Canada , claim the first organized game of hockey. Kingston Ontario, and Moncton New Brunswick, both claim the honour. The first game of hockey WITH WRITTEN RULES in place was played in Montreal Quebec, in 1875, by students of McGill University. They wrote the original rules that the present rules are based on. It is a Canadian game, for sure. The first game of hockey WITH WRITTEN RULES in place was played in Montreal Quebec, in 1875, by students of McGill University. They wrote the original rules that the present rules are based on. It is a Canadian game, for sure.
Hockey was first played by Native Americans so it is hard to tell who played the first game of hockey. Myth of fact is when colonist first saw Indians playing the game they kept shouting the word "hockey!" which translates to "it hurts!"
The longest NHL game ever played was 176:30 between Detroit and Montreal on March 24,1936 in Montreal with Detroit winning the game 1-0.
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It is unknown. Hockey has been claimed to be founded in so many different time periods, that it is impossible to know how old it is.