First Ice Hockey Game Ever Played

The newly formed montreal hockey club joined the scene in 1885.

First ice hockey game ever played. Members used skates and sticks used for outdoor hockey and shinny games in nova scotia where creighton was born and raised. The quebec hockey club entered the first competition in 1883 and the ottawa hockey club played in 1884 and 1885. It is recognized as the first organized ice hockey game. The first recorded public indoor ice hockey game with rules largely borrowed from field hockey took place in montreal s victoria skating rink in 1875 between two teams of mcgill university students.

After weeks of training at the victoria skating rink with his friends montreal. On march 3 1875 the first recorded indoor ice hockey game took place at the victoria skating rink in montreal quebec canada. There had never been an american entrant. On december 19 1917 four teams of the national hockey league nhl play in the fledgling league s first two games.

This was the first time the combined ideas and splinter games of hurling and shinty focused on ice were brought. Montreal the first organized game of ice hockey took place on march 3 1875 at the victoria skating rink in montreal based on a set of rules proposed by a group of mcgill university students. Organized by james creighton who captained one of the teams the game was between two nine member teams using a wooden puck. On march 3 1875 indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in montreal quebec.

The montreal club under the umbrella of the montreal amateur athletic association were the 1885 victors.