Did Ice Hockey Or Field Hockey Came First

It may also interest a reader that while the governing body of field hockey international hockey federation has 126 members international ice hockey federation has 77 members.

Did ice hockey or field hockey came first. That depends on whether you are referring to ice hockey or field hockey. Hockey experienced its greatest level of success in british colonial india where calcutta hc was founded as the first professional field hockey club outside of england in 1885. The first club was created in 1849 at blackheath in south east london. While field hockey in its current form appeared in mid 18th century england primarily in schools it was not until the first half of the 19th century that it became firmly established.

The first official ice hockey rules were established on the other side of the atlantic in montreal in 1877 with the first official league. It is believed that the game was adapted from lacrosse played by the first nations people of canada and english field hockey. The sport continued to grow at a blistering pace in india throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries and when field hockey was reinstated as an olympic sport in 1928. The modern game of field hockey came to fruition in the mid 19th century in great britain.

Winter of 1607 08 the first form of ice hockey began in the winter of 1607 08 in scotland. The british army brought the game to its colonies and the first international competition took place in 1895. The earliest form of hockey played here was dubbed shinty and was played on ice. Field hockey is older by about a century.

The first organized and recorded game of ice hockey was played indoors in montreal quebec canada on march 3 1875 and featured several mcgill university students.