<P> On March 3 , 1875 , the Rink hosted what has been recognized as the first organized ice hockey game , between members of the Victoria Skating Club , organized by Creighton . The match lays claim to this distinction because of factors which establish its link to modern ice hockey : it featured two teams ( nine players per side ) with a recorded score . Games prior to this had mostly been outdoors . In order to limit injuries to spectators and damage to glass windows , the game was played with a `` flat block of wood '' instead of a lacrosse ball . The two teams , members of the club , included a number of McGill University students . Sticks for this game were imported from Nova Scotia . This first game was pre-announced to the general public in the pages of The Montreal Gazette : </P>
<P> On March 3 , 1875 , the Rink hosted what has been recognized as the first organized ice hockey game , between members of the Victoria Skating Club , organized by Creighton . The match lays claim to this distinction because of factors which establish its link to modern ice hockey : it featured two teams ( nine players per side ) with a recorded score . Games prior to this had mostly been outdoors . In order to limit injuries to spectators and damage to glass windows , the game was played with a `` flat block of wood '' instead of a lacrosse ball . The two teams , members of the club , included a number of McGill University students . Sticks for this game were imported from Nova Scotia . This first game was pre-announced to the general public in the pages of The Montreal Gazette : </P>
who played in the first hockey game ever
who played in the first hockey game ever
Victoria Skating Club
Victoria Skating Club