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.
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The publication "Kings of the Ice - A History of World Hockey" reports the first ever organized hockey game played( meaning ON ICE) was in Nova Scotia Canada in 1865. The natives in Nova Scotia played a version of the old English game hurling which was renaimed Hockey for the British officer that invented the modified version of the game known originally as Hurling.
According to this publication the only way a game using these rules could be classified as hockey was that it had to be played ON ICE.
AnswerBritish Troops played a form of Ice Hockey in 1843 in Kingston Ontario Canada and is credited by the Candian Amature Hockey Association
The first game of ( Nhl ) was played in Montreal , Quebec , Ontario in 1917 , Montreal wanders ( vs ) Toronto areans.
it was played November 30th 1905
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!"
kingston ontario
Hockey was introduced to Alberta in the 1890's. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_hockey_teams_in_Alberta
The first international was played between Ireland and Wales in 1895. The score was 3-0 to Ireland.