Technology in Ice Hockey Timeline By Avarimaxwell10 1886 First modern day puck was created http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/news-events/historic.html#:~:text=The%20original%20puck%20used%20in,than%20a%20modern%20hockey%20puck. 1898 Oldest documented ice hockey film https://www.loc.gov/item/00694223/#:~:text=%2D%20Filmed%20February%201898%2C%20at%20Crystal,Niver. 1905 CCM skates on the market https://www.iceskatehistory.co.uk/ccm 1917 The National Hockey League (NHL) was formed in Canada https://www.nhl.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-league 1928 First documented use of a helmet in NHL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_helmet#:~:text=The%20first%20player%20to%20regularly,at%20the%20NHL's%20annual%20meeting. 1930 Goalie wearing a mask in NHL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Benedict#:~:text=Benedict%20was%20one%20of%20the,to%20the%20ice%20was%20illegal. 1930 Goalies dropping to the ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Benedict#:~:text=Benedict%20was%20one%20of%20the,to%20the%20ice%20was%20illegal. 1949 Frank Zamboni invented the first ice resurfacing machine https://www.invent.org/inductees/frank-j-zamboni 1979 Helmets made mandatory in NHL https://2ndskull.com/blogs/news/hockey-helmet-history#:~:text=It%20took%20the%20National%20Hockey,of%20wearing%20one%20or%20not. 1980 U.S. wins gold, Lake Placid Olympics https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/831562-the-1980-u-s-olympic-team
