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The beggin of hockey
The first confirmed use of word hockey was in 1773. There are some scholars say that the word hockey was used far before then. From Greece to Russia, from Sweden to Britain,
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The origin of actual hockey
It was played on a field instead of on ice. The Scottish game of shinty resembled therules of today's hockey the closest.In
the end, none of these games evolved directly into
hockey, but they all paved the way for many bowlandstickgames played today. For the creation of
hockey itself, it took the colonization of Canada by Russians, British, and Dutch immigrants to bring all these proto hockey games together. there were still many different games of shinny being played allaround Canada. -
Hockey becomes famous
James Crichtom rented out the Victoria Skating Ring in Montreal and with his friends played the first official organized game of hockey in 1875. The game slowly took off with newspapers about this new and exciting game and with the tournament being held at the Montreal. The game became very popular with the younger generation who had the time to spend. -
Hockey aroud the world
It was during the end of the 19th century when the rule of only passing backwards was abandoned and the rules for
hockey became more standardized due to the plethora of new hockey Leagues emerging all around Canada. During the 20th century, the game spread all the way to Europe. The Soviet Union would join the world of hockey later after World War II to show the world through hockey that communism is a superior option. -
Today's hockey
There was no one event that created hockey, rather it
was an evolution over time that gave us the hockey world that we have today. hockey isn't a game that was shaped by politics.