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Hockey Hockey, fast paced, hard hitting, exciting game of skill and talent. Since the beginning of the 1800's to today’s game, hockey has evolved and went through many dramatic changes. Those changes make hockey what it is today. The changes were from the equipment and rules, to the gender and color of many people. There are many conflicting stories behind the beginning. Some say the first game played on ice was in either Windson or Nova Scotia, or even Montreal or Québec depending on who you believe and how you read the evidence. Most believe it all began in Ireland and evolved from the game of Hurley. Hurley was played on the green fields in the summer and when winter came they would play on the frozen over ponds. It was not until the late 1800's that Hurley became Hockey. A royal Canadian officer, who was stationed near Nova Scotia, had the men under him playing Hurley for many years. After passing away in 1864, it was decided that the game would be named after him, Hockey. It wasn't until 1870 when the first organized game was played. An engineer named James Creighton taught his friends at Mc Gill University and eventually wrote up the "Halifax Rules." This was published in 1877. By 1892, the game was kn