Category: hockey...

college hockey 1875, pro hockey 1917, Olympic hockey 1920
a hockeylike game was played in Nova Scotia in the early 1800s by the Micmac Indians, heavily influenced by the Irish game of hurling
the name hockey has been attributed to French hoquet "shepherd's stick"
the first U.S. team in the National Hockey League was the Boston Bruins (1924)
field hockey was played by the earliest civilizations: the Arabs, Greeks, Persians, and Romans each had their own versions and hockey is also related to hurling and shinty
scoring a hat trick
The fastest of all games has become almost as much of a national symbol as the maple leaf or the beaver. (L.B. Pearson)
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. (Gordie Howe)
Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. (P. Trudeau)