1. Samantha Mattera (Isolda)

2. Almost unknown Some say: Hurley, an Irish field game played with a ball and stick Lacrosse, played by Micmac Indians in Nova Scotia Northern Europe, field hockey was played on frozen lakes in the winter Canada – the homeland of modern hockey First recorded hockey game in mid 1850s by British soldiers stationed at Halifax and Kingston 1870s student at Montreal’s McGill University drew up the first set of ice hockey rules Use of a puck rather than a ball, 9 players on each side The puck was square rather than round at the time

3. First amateur hockey league – Kingston, Ontario 1880 Popular in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal 1893 – more than 100 hockey clubs in Montreal 1893 – US hockey games began at Yale & John Hopkins Universities The world's first photo of a hockey team: the McGill University team in 1881 at the Crystal Palace Rink in Montreal

4. The Stanley Cup Oldest Trophy in North American Sports Donated to be presented to the best hockey team by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley Preston Original cost – $48.57 Mounted on a base to inscribe the names of the winning teams Today it is worth $75,000

5. Bobby Orr #4 With the Stanley Cup in 1970

7. Going Pro… 20 th Century – the professional player 1 st professional league formed in 1904 in the US, lasted 3 years 1909 – National Hockey Association 1912 – professional teams were allowed to compete for Stanley Cup 1917 – NHL started in Canada with 5 teams The Montreal Wanderers The Montreal Canadiens The Ottawa Senators The Quebec Bulldogs The Toronto Arenas

8. The Original Six NHL for 25 seasons formed in 1942 Montreal Canadiens – 1909 Toronto Maple Leafs – 1927 Boston Bruins 1924 New York Rangers 1925 Detroit Red Wings 1926 Chicago Blackhawks 1926

9. Changes… Different rules than 1870s Number of players Development of equipment

10. Chick’s Play Hockey Too.. 1 st recorded game played in 1889 in Ottawa Declined in 1960s 1980s experienced a growth spurt Now played worldwide in over 30 countries Canada & US have the most female hockey players and the most talented ones Ontario alone has more than 40,000

12. International Ice Hockey Federation Founded in 1908 Original members –Great Britain –Bohemia –Switzerland –France –Belgium Germany 1900 Berlin Feb 4, 1897 Berliner Schlittschuh Club 1 st association 1912 won their first championship

13. European After WWI, Germany was excluded from IIHF Allowed again in 1927 to participate in IIHF Some of the most talented hockey players in the NHL are European http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IArSJNy 3E1Y&feature=related

14. Women West Germany started in 1974 in Bavaria Took 8 years to form 1st official ladies hockey league in Germany which was in North- Rhine Westfalia. This league was founded in 1982 by Dr. Gunther Sabetzki and Mr. Wolfgang Sorge. In the first season, 5 teams played for the North-Rhine Westfalia Championship The league has grown since then. May 1984 – 1 st Ladies Hockey Championship in Germany National team formed in 1988- 89 Won the bronze medal at the first European Championship held in April 1989.

15. GermanHockey.net 15 teams Founded in the 1930s Club teams

16. Bibliography http://www.deb-online.de/index2.htmhttp://www.deb-online.de/index2.htm 2008 http://www.sportsknowhow.com/hockey/history/hockey-history.shtmlhttp://www.sportsknowhow.com/hockey/history/hockey-history.shtml 2004 http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-ice-hockey.htmhttp://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-ice-hockey.htm 2001-08 http://www.iihf.com/ http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history.html http://www.whockey.com/country/germany/ http://www.germanhockey.net/player.asp?Id=472