First indoor ice hockey game

When

3 Mar 1875

Kind

Event

Coordinates

45.50° N, 73.57° W

Description

The first indoor ice hockey game is played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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1875 ice hockey game in Montreal, Canada

On March 3, 1875, the first recorded indoor ice hockey game took place at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Quebec. Organized by James Creighton, who captained one of the teams, the game was between two nine-member teams, using a rubber "puck". Members used skates and sticks used for outdoor hockey and shinny games in Nova Scotia, where Creighton was born and raised.

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