Very interesting (and amusing) that the Mohawk's meaning for "ho-ghee" is "it hurts"!... Not exactly sure what the etymology or origins of the word "hockey" is.... which sure enough, could be a derivative of "ho-ghee"... but I assumed it pre-dated contact with Native NA Bands. Origins for the word are cloudy, listed as "unknown", theorized that it may come from the 16th century middle french, a derivative of "hoquet" which was the term used for Shepherd's "staves", crook'd poles they used when herding, to pull rams, lambs from the herd, guide them, serve as protection etc. Jacques Cartier was the first known documented explorer of the St. Lawrence in 1534, 16th century, had contact with the Iroquois so this raises some interesting possibilities for sure.... there is of course much in the way of undocumented & forgotten history, the Viking's, possibly the Knights Templar & wide spread from the Maritimes to Minnesota right on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, St. Brendan of Ireland, the Celts & so on.
