History of Ice and Field Hockey

First account of hitting a ball with stick

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The first account of ball and stick games are by Chinese and Egyptians.

Edward III bans field hockey

Jul 3, 1363

Edward III bans hockey and other sports in England

Hurling on ice

Dec 14, 1642

One of the first accounts of men hurling on ice. possibly how hockey started.

Hockey arrived in Montreal

Dec 16, 1872

James Creighton moves from Nova Scotia to Montreal bringing ice hockey with him

First Rules

Nov 28, 1877

The first known rules are published by the Montreal Gazette

Amateur Hockey Association of Canada

Nov 25, 1888

The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada is created and has four teams in Montreal, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec

First Stanley Cup

Nov 28, 1893

The First Stanley cup was awarded to the Montreal Hockey Club

First International field hockey game

Jul 6, 1895

The first international field hockey game was in 1895 with Ireland beating Wales 3 to 0

Netted Goal

Nov 25, 1900

The first net goal is introduced

Field Hockey at the Summer Olympics

Aug 5, 1908

Field Hockey makes its debut in the summer olympics

NHL begins

Sep 28, 1910

The Montreal Canadians play their first game after joining the Nation Hockey League

Hockey at the Summer olympics

Aug 8, 1920

An ice hockey tournament is played at the Summer Olympics. It will later be known as the first World Ice Hockey Championship. Canada wins

First off sides rule

Nov 28, 1929

The first of sides rule is introduced

Falcons renamed Red Wings

Oct 1, 1932

James E Norris bought the Falcons and renamed it the Red Wings

Red Wings go to the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Oct 23, 1934

The Red Wings make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. They lose to the Chicago Black Hawks

First Penalty Score

Dec 25, 1934

Ralph Bowman of the St. Louis Eagles scores the first penalty shot goal

NHL starts in October

Oct 2, 1945

The NHL starts its season in Octorber for the first time

First Hand signals

Oct 19, 1946

Referees start using hand signals to indicate penalties and other rulings

First red lines appear

Oct 28, 1949

The red lines showing boudaries make their appearance

Richard Riot

Mar 17, 1955

Maurice Richard is suspended from playoffs for punching a linesman. The suspension starts the Richard Riot

First Black Player

Nov 5, 1958

Willie O'Ree of the Boston Bruins becomes the first black player in the NHL

NHL Grows

Sep 28, 1967

The NHL doubles in sizen adding franchises in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Oakland, St. Louis and Philadelphia

First FIH World Cup

Mar 1, 1971

The first FIH World Cup was held in Barcelona, Spain. It was held there because of political issues in Bangladesh and Pakistan

First FIH World Cup canceled

Oct 1, 1971

The first FIH World Cup was to be held in Pakistan in October 1971 but political issues made it impossible to do

Artificial turf used

Aug 5, 1972

In the early 1970's richer countries began to use artificial turf

Canada defeats Czechoslovakia

Dec 29, 1976

Canada defeats Czechoslovakia in the final to win the first Canada Cup.

U.S. wins gold in olympics

Aug 6, 1980

The U.S. defeats the USSR in the semifinals and Finland in the finals to win gold. The "Miracle on Ice" will be enshrined as one of the greatest moments in U.S sports history

Largest FIH World Cup

Mar 1, 2002

The Largest FIH World Cup was in 2002 in Malaysia. It featured 16 countries

FIH World Cup in India

Feb 28, 2010

The 2010 World Cup was held India. Australia defeats Germany to take their second World Cup Title

Red Wings set NHL record

Feb 14, 2012