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    In which country did ice hockey originate?

    Question #100513. Asked by armindasantana. (Oct 25 08 2:34 PM)


    princess53

    		According to this website (and a few others) Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia. So that would be Canada.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_hockey_when_where_and_why

    Oct 25 08, 3:07 PM
    foosyerdoos

    		Until the mid-1980s it was usually accepted that ice hockey was derived from English field hockey and Indian lacrosse and was spread throughout Canada by British soldiers in the mid-1800s. Research then turned up a mention of a hockey very similar to hockey, played in the early 1800s in Nova Scotia by the Micmac Indians, it appeared to have been mainly influenced by the Irish game of hurling; it included the use of a "hurley" (stick) and a square wooden block instead of a ball.
    http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-ice-hockey.htm

    Oct 25 08, 3:55 PM
    author

    		See also
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question6125.html
    which has another answer.

    This picture shows Dutch ice hockey players. They might have been earlier than Nova Scotia/Canada.

    http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bild:Avercamp-ijsvermaak.png&filetimestamp=20060223195048

    Oct 25 08, 9:12 PM

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