Quebec celebrates first official hockey game on March 3, 1875
Hockey celebrated its 150th anniversary on Monday, with the first official game taking place at Montreal’s Victoria indoor ...
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141 years ago, Montreal held the first ever organized indoor hockey game
On this day in 1875, a national pastime was born. At least, that's when the first organized game of indoor ice hockey was held in Montreal. Organized by a group of McGill University students ...
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Why fighting is allowed in ice hockey
The first-ever game of indoor ice hockey, played in Montreal in 1875, was followed by a fight between "players and spectators and others who wanted to use the arena for skating," according to The ...
Quebec celebrates 150th anniversary of world's 1st official hockey game
The organized indoor game happened March 3, 1875 at what used to be the Victoria Skating Rink in downtown Montreal. Now, the ...