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Start of Ice Hockey
This is the first recorded date of ice hockey, played in notheren Europe -
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First Ice Hockey Rink Built
the first Ice hockey rink was built in Chelsea, London. the rink was named the Glaciarium. -
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First MAJOR Ice Hockey arena
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. -
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Introduction of the goal posts
In 1900 they introduced proper goals, as before then they used two poles -
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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 -
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First International Ice Hockey Tourniment/ Olympics
The First International Ice hockey tournament was hosted in Belgium and was added to the Olympics later this year but first appeared in the 1924 Olympics held in France. -
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The addition of the offside rule
In 1930 the Offside rule was added but was removed in 1992 to increase how many points were scored in a game -
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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. -
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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 -
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First Womans Olympic Team
In 1998 The Olympics added women's hockey to the 1998 Olympics held in Japan