Where Did The Game Of Ice Hockey Originate?
Ice hockey is considered to be the fastest game in the world. It is played by two teams of six men in action at one time. Extra players, or substitutes, sit on the sidelines. Each team tries to do two things: put a small rubber disc called a puck into the opponents net, and prevent the opponent from scoring. Today, ice hockey is one of many games played with a stick and a ball. Such games are believed to have originated in Persia, where the game of polo began. We know that the ancient Greeks played a kind of hockey and even included it in their Olympic Games. There is a wall in Athens, Greece, which is about 2,400 years old that has carved pictures of young men playing a game that is much like the field hockey of today. Ice hockey originated in Canada more than 100 years go. One claim is that English soldiers played an early form of ice hockey on the frozen surfaces of Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, as early as 1867. The first organized ice hockey leagues are claimed by both Kingst
