History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875

History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875
On this day, indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in Montreal, Quebec. Hockey, traditionally played on grass with a stick and a ball, has its roots in ancient Greece, Egypt and Persia. In this form, the game spread north to Europe and then west to the Americas, and is still popular in the Southern Hemisphere as well as in North America, where it is called field hockey. Ice hockey was initially thought too dangerous a game to play, as the ball was difficult to control on the ice. For the 1875 Montreal game, the ball was replaced with a wooden disc, now known as a puck. The Montreal Gazette reported the next day that the first ice hockey game at Victoria Skating Rink attracted 40 spectators. Ice hockey then caught fire in Montreal, and in 1877 rules to the game, known as Montreal Rules, were published. Canada’s now legendary national passion for ice hockey was ignited, and the new sport began to spread across the country.

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