A History of Hockey in Canada (Unabridged)

When British soldiers began settling in early Canada, their sporting traditions blended with a Mi&apos;kmaq game to create a new sport that evolved into hockey. A History of Hockey in Canada traces hockey&apos;s roots from those first steps on the frozen ponds of eastern Canada to the modern game we know and love: <br/> Games that were the precursors to modern hockey were oochamkunutk (Mi&apos;kmaq), shinty (Scottish), hurling (Irish) and bandy (English) <br/> From the ponds of Windsor, Nova Scotia, to Kingston, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, a new game evolved, and in March 1875, the first organized game of hockey was played in Montreal <br/> The Mi&apos;kmaq of Nova Sco…