▁the ▁game ▁origin ated . ▁S uther land ▁author ed ▁the ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁" Origin ▁of ▁Hockey ▁in ▁Canada " ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁accepted ▁S uther land ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁King ston ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁hockey . ▁Despite ▁the ▁appro val ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁S uther land ' s ▁claim ▁was ▁later ▁dismiss ed ▁with ▁further ▁research . ▁He ▁had ▁claimed ▁that ▁King ston ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁league , ▁however ▁King ston ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁league ▁until ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁O HA ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 – 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁of ▁Canada ▁was ▁formed ▁earlier ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Sch ol ars ▁have ▁agreed ▁instead ▁that ▁King ston , ▁S uther land , ▁and ▁the ▁O HA , ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁hockey ▁from ▁Montreal , ▁west ward ▁into ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁south ward ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁King ston , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁CA HA ▁followed ▁suit ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁S uther land ▁began ▁a ▁local ▁committee ▁for ▁planning ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁raised