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When was ice hockey invented?

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The origin of ice hockey is unknown, however, ice hockey probably evolved from the game of field hockey that has been played in Northern Europe for centuries. In 1875, the first game of ice hockey was played in Montreal, Canada.
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Hockey is a sport that has been played for hundred's of years. The current hockey game was invented during the 1850's by British soldiers in Canada. Many hockey leagues were formed
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They say that ice hockey was not invented by one sole person. In 1885 in Kingston, there was a group of British soldiers that were bored and decided to play a kind of hockey that
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Boredom, curiosity and determination are three (3) possible reasons as to WHY hockey was invented.
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