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Creation of ice hockey
In January 1800 ice hockey was created as an adaptation game from field hockey that was played in northern Europe. -
First Ice Hockey Rink Built
In 1876 the first Ice hockey rink was built in Chelsea, London the rink was named the Glaciarium. -
Addition of the Stanley cup
The governor of Canada in 1893 donated a trophy later named the “Stanley Cup”. the first team to win this was a team from Montreal in the amateur league -
Introduction of hockey nets
1900 Was the introduction of the hockey net as before then hockey used two poles as a goal. -
Hockey player change
Number of Players Changes
The number of players allowed on the ice for each team is reduced from seven to six. -
Formation of the NHL
The NHL was formed in Montreal, Canada on the 26th November 1917. The Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, and the Toronto Arenas were the only teams that made up the league at this point in time -
First International Ice Hockey Tourniment/ Olympics
1920 when an international Ice hockey tournament was hosted in Belgium and was added to the Olympics later this year but first appeared in 1924 Olympic held in France. -
Addition of Offside rule
In 1930 the Offside rule was added but was removed in 1992 to increase how many points were scored in a game -
First Airing of Ice Hockey on TV
1952 was the first year that Ice Hockey was streamed on Tv later called “Hockey Night” in Canada. -
Addition of the Hockey Mask
A Canadian designer worked with the Canadien's Goalie Jaques Plante to develop the first-ever hockey goalie mask in 1960.
This Mask was made out of fiber-glass. -
NHL Expansion into USA
1967 was the year that the NHL expanded to include American teams in the league. This year their fan base doubled