The invention of hockey is a contentious point in Canadian history. Some say it was Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald; others believe it to be Governor General Lord Stanley of Preston; while some sources claim the game is English in origin and that an Englishman by the name of George Stuckey introduced it to Canada. No one can say for sure because no one knows who invented hockey.
Hockey has been around since at least 1800 AD, with Mohawk settlers playing a game similar to field hockey with animal bones on ice as early as 1000 AD according to Canadian anthropologist Bruce Trigger in his 1986 book ‘Hockey: A National Celebration’.
