ORIGIN OF ICE HOCKEY

The origin of ice hockey is unknown, In some facts, ice hockey probaly evolved from the game of field hockey, that has been played in Northern Europe for centuries.
The rules of modern ice hockey were devised by Canadian J G A Creighton.

Today, Ice hockey is an Olympic sport and the most popular team sport played on ice. Ice hockey is played with two opposing teams wearing ice skates. The aim of the game is to knock the hockey puck into the opposing team's net. The net is guarded by a special player called the goalie.