Hockey originated in which country?

Question

Hockey originated in which country?

Answer 1

Modern Hockey was originated in Canada I believe.

Answer 2

haha...canada. Now if only they could make it to the Stanley playoffs and win the cup.

Answer 3

uhhh....mexico??

NOOO!! my homeland

OHCANADA

Answer 4

i know india no duh my country CANADA

Answer 5

European immigrants brought various versions of hockey-like games to North America, such as the Irish sport of hurling, the closely-related Scottish sport of shinty, and versions of field hockey played in England.

The first recorded hockey games were played by British soldiers stationed in Kingston and Halifax during the mid 1850s. In the early 1870s, the first known set of ice hockey rules were drawn up by students at Montreal's McGill University.

Answer 6

The game originated in Canada around 1855, when the game on ice was first played with a puck rather than a ball, distinguishing it from field hockey, as played by British soldiers in Canada. A sport similar to ice hockey, bandy, also uses a ball.

Modern field hockey was born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England on January 18, 1886. The current governing body of the global game is the International Hockey Federation or FIH.

Answer 7

duh,what else,norway?

OF COURSE CANADA!!!!!!

Answer 8

India I think.i am sure about polo and hockey is modified form...

Answer 9

Some say the name "hockey" originated around 1740 when British explorers along the St. Lawrence Valley in Canada discovered Indians playing "air hockey" or lacrosse as we now call it. Each time a player was clobbered, he would yell "Ho ee!", - which some think to be the origin of the name.

Answer 10

Canada

Answer 11

Canada Eh!

Answer 12

hockey is starting from Canada...

Answer 13

There is a lot of controversy about this. The modern game of Ice Hockey that we watch today was developed in Canada. But it's roots go all the way back to Europe, and the Dutch more specifically. Although there are influences from other countries also. Of course most Canadians won't admit this.

Answer 14

canada for sure

Answer 15

Nigeria.  Come on, now.

Answer 16

It seems no one really knows the origin of the game of hockey.   Most people agree though that the modern game of ice hockey developed in Canada and Northern Europe.

Stan Fischler (1993) talks about a game similar to hockey (kolven) being popular in Holland in the 17th century.  And in the 1820's the same sport was known to be played in an England community of Bury Fen in the 1820's.

Field hockey was a popular sport played over 500 years ago.  In Hockey for Dummies (1997), John Davidson links the roots of ice hockey with field hockey which was played in Northern Europe - most likely France and Great Britain.   In winter months, die hard enthusiasts were known to play field hockey on frozen ice ponds.

Some history books say modern ice hockey originated in the mid-1850´s by British soldiers stationed in Canada.  The first recorded game of ice hockey was organized by a McGill University student in Montreal on March 3, 1875, and was played by members of the McGill Football Club.  Not long after, the first set of rules for this new sport were established by two McGill students, W.F. Robertson and R. F. Smith about 1879.  The first hockey league was organized in Kingston, Ontario, in 1885, and it included four teams.

The first game in the United States is believed to have been played in 1893.  By the beginning of the 20th century the sport had spread to Great Britain and other parts of Europe.  

On November 22, 1917, in Montreal, the National Hockey League was formed.  Originally composed only of a few Canadian teams, the NHL soon expanded to include teams from Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New York.  Today, the National Hockey League (NHL) is considered the highest professional form of ice hockey attainable.  

Ice Hockey was added to the Olympic Games in 1920, being one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics.  Youth and adults of both sexes now participate in this game.

Answer 17

DUH Canada

Answer 18

CANADA!!!- my home land!