WhiteTiger
Hockey Jesus
In this thread I have attempted to put together a list of notable dates in American hockey up to 1930, using information from around the Internet and some other threads on here. If anyone has dates to add, post below and I'll edit this post to include them.
1835 - Bandy played in Virginia
1843 - Shinney played in Indiana
1848 - Bandy played in Kentucky
1858 - Hockey played in Massachusetts
1859 - Shinny played in Connecticut
1860 - Shinney played in Pennsylvania
1860 - Hockey played in New York
1860 - Shinny prohibited by Brooklyn Skating Club
1866 - Shinney played in Ohio
1871 - Hockey played outdoors in Boston
1876 - Hockey played in Minnesota (note: I have never been able to find a contemporary source to confirm this)
1879 - Hockey played on Jamaica Pond between Harvard Freshmen and Jamaica Plain
1883 - Ice polo played in Minnesota
1884 - Hockey played in Iowa
1886 - International hockey tournament played at Burlington Winter Carnival
1886 - Yale students play outdoors on Lake Whitney
1887 - St. Paul Carnival Ice polo tournament begins in MN
1887 - Ice polo played in Milwaukee, WI
1887 - Ice polo played in Maine and New Jersey
1889 - Yale hockey team formed
1889 - Hockey game between Stoneham and Salem Hockey Club in Stoneham, MA
1891 - Ice polo played in Massachusetts
1893 - First hockey games played in Michigan and Wisconsin
1894 - First indoor, artificial rink opens in Baltimore, ice hockey games played at rink and league organized
1894 - Ice polo league organized in San Francisco
1894-95 - American ice polo team visits Canada and learns of ice hockey
1895 - Winnipeg plays in Minneapolis
1896 - First organized collegiate game - Yale v. John's Hopkins
1896 - Ice hockey tournament in St. Paul with Winnipeg team
1896 - Rink opens in Washington DC and hockey is played
1896-1918 - AAHL contested in New York City
1896-1909 - Western Pennsylvania League contested
1897 - Hockey played in Philadelphia and league organized
1898 - Intercollegiate Ice Hockey League formed
1899 - Hockey played in Chicago
1899 - Ice Palace opens in St. Louis and hockey is played
1900 - League formed in Buffalo
1900 - Ice hockey replaces ice polo in Massachusetts
1900 - Ice polo played in Spokane
1901 - Hockey played in Cleveland
1902 - First State Championship played in Minnesota and Twin City Amateur League organized
1904-1906 - International Professional League (teams from MI, PA, and Canada) contested
1905 - Hockey played in Norfolk, VA and Wheeling, WV
1906 - Hockey played in Spokane, which sent team to BC Winter Carnival
1909 - League held in Montana
1910 - League formed in Boston
1914 - Portland Rosebuds join PCHA
1914-1922 - Mac Naughton Cup played (Midwest and Canada)
1916 - First ice hockey games played in California
1917 - Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup
Circa 1914-1920 - International Skating Union served as governing body
1920 - US Amateur Hockey Association formed
1920 - US wins silver medal at Olympic hockey tournament
1920-1925 - USAHA League contested
1924 - Boston Bruins join NHL
1925 - Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Americans join NHL
1925-1926 - Central Hockey League contested
1925-1933 - California Hockey League contested
1926 - Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars, New York Rangers join NHL
1926-1936 - CAHL contested
1926-1928 - New England Hockey League contested
1926-1942 - American Hockey Association contested
1929-1936 - International Hockey League contested
Early hockey locations: Michigan, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, Cleveland, New York City, St. Louis, Boston, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Chicago, California, Montana, Wisconsin
Articles - Wisconsin Hockey History
Yahoo! Groups
https://archive.org/search.php?query=Official rules for ice hockey, speed skating
The Americana Supplement
The Strangest One Of All: Baltimore Hockey History: First Artificial Ice
Los Angeles Herald 3 March 1909 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
1900s
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH2006/JSH3302/jsh3302e.pdf
Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States
NCAA Division I All-Time Team Index
Roots
Early Games
Ice Polo | HockeyGods
When Harvard Met Brown It Wasn't Ice Polo
Beginnings Potpourri; Indoor Ice-Hockey in Milwaukee / Shinny in Cincinnati etc....
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/early-ct-new-england-michigan-great-lakes-hockey.1956919/
OT: - Washington Redskins 2017 Season
Montana State Hockey League 1910
California, Montana etc... State X State Hockey Ancestry
Early Hockey in Stoneham Mass
Indoor Organized Ice-Hockey Boston 1884
New York City Hockey in 1860
America v.s Canada Ice Polo Series 1894-95
Harvard Hockey in 1881+ Puck Invention
PRE-1930 AMERICAN HOCKEY TIMELINE
1835 - Bandy played in District of Columbia
1835 - Bandy played in Virginia
1843 - Shinney played in Indiana
1848 - Bandy played in Kentucky
1858 - Hockey played in Massachusetts
1859 - Shinny played in Connecticut
1860 - Shinney played in Pennsylvania
1860 - Hockey played in New York
1860 - Shinny prohibited by Brooklyn Skating Club
1866 - Shinney played in Ohio
1871 - Hockey played outdoors in Boston
1876 - Hockey played in Minnesota (note: I have never been able to find a contemporary source to confirm this)
1879 - Hockey played on Jamaica Pond between Harvard Freshmen and Jamaica Plain
1883 - Ice polo played in Minnesota
1884 - Hockey played in Iowa
1886 - International hockey tournament played at Burlington Winter Carnival
1886 - Yale students play outdoors on Lake Whitney
1887 - St. Paul Carnival Ice polo tournament begins in MN
1887 - Ice polo played in Milwaukee, WI
1887 - Ice polo played in Maine and New Jersey
1889 - Yale hockey team formed
1889 - Hockey game between Stoneham and Salem Hockey Club in Stoneham, MA
1891 - Ice polo played in Massachusetts
1893 - First hockey games played in Michigan and Wisconsin
1894 - First indoor, artificial rink opens in Baltimore, ice hockey games played at rink and league organized
1894 - Ice polo league organized in San Francisco
1894-95 - American ice polo team visits Canada and learns of ice hockey
1895 - Winnipeg plays in Minneapolis
1896 - First organized collegiate game - Yale v. John's Hopkins
1896 - Ice hockey tournament in St. Paul with Winnipeg team
1896 - Rink opens in Washington DC and hockey is played
1896-1918 - AAHL contested in New York City
1896-1909 - Western Pennsylvania League contested
1897 - Hockey played in Philadelphia and league organized
1898 - Intercollegiate Ice Hockey League formed
1899 - Hockey played in Chicago
1899 - Ice Palace opens in St. Louis and hockey is played
1900 - League formed in Buffalo
1900 - Ice hockey replaces ice polo in Massachusetts
1900 - Ice polo played in Spokane
1901 - Hockey played in Cleveland
1902 - First State Championship played in Minnesota and Twin City Amateur League organized
1904-1906 - International Professional League (teams from MI, PA, and Canada) contested
1905 - Hockey played in Norfolk, VA and Wheeling, WV
1906 - Hockey played in Spokane, which sent team to BC Winter Carnival
1909 - League held in Montana
1910 - League formed in Boston
1914 - Portland Rosebuds join PCHA
1914-1922 - Mac Naughton Cup played (Midwest and Canada)
1916 - First ice hockey games played in California
1917 - Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup
Circa 1914-1920 - International Skating Union served as governing body
1920 - US Amateur Hockey Association formed
1920 - US wins silver medal at Olympic hockey tournament
1920-1925 - USAHA League contested
1924 - Boston Bruins join NHL
1925 - Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Americans join NHL
1925-1926 - Central Hockey League contested
1925-1933 - California Hockey League contested
1926 - Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars, New York Rangers join NHL
1926-1936 - CAHL contested
1926-1928 - New England Hockey League contested
1926-1942 - American Hockey Association contested
1929-1936 - International Hockey League contested
Early hockey locations: Michigan, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, Cleveland, New York City, St. Louis, Boston, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Chicago, California, Montana, Wisconsin
Useful Links
Articles - Wisconsin Hockey History
Yahoo! Groups
https://archive.org/search.php?query=Official rules for ice hockey, speed skating
The Americana Supplement
The Strangest One Of All: Baltimore Hockey History: First Artificial Ice
Los Angeles Herald 3 March 1909 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
1900s
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH2006/JSH3302/jsh3302e.pdf
Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States
NCAA Division I All-Time Team Index
Roots
Early Games
Ice Polo | HockeyGods
When Harvard Met Brown It Wasn't Ice Polo
Other Early American History Threads
Beginnings Potpourri; Indoor Ice-Hockey in Milwaukee / Shinny in Cincinnati etc....
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/early-ct-new-england-michigan-great-lakes-hockey.1956919/
OT: - Washington Redskins 2017 Season
Montana State Hockey League 1910
California, Montana etc... State X State Hockey Ancestry
Early Hockey in Stoneham Mass
Indoor Organized Ice-Hockey Boston 1884
New York City Hockey in 1860
America v.s Canada Ice Polo Series 1894-95
Harvard Hockey in 1881+ Puck Invention
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