Structured ice hockey originated in the mid-1800s in the eastern
parts of Canada. James G. Creighton, from Nova Scotia, is
generally credited with having taken the so called "Halifax-
rules" to Montreal in the 1870s where they eventually were
altered to the "McGill-rules". Creighton was instrumental in
organising what today is considered as the first organized game
of hockey. On March 3, 1875, captain Creighton's McGill defeated
captain Fred Torrence's Victoria team 2 "games" (i.e. goals) to
1. It was the first known game which was pre-announced, where
two named teams played on a confined ice area (a rink), where
all names of the players were recorded as well as the score and
the game was played with "a flat circular piece of wood", a
puck. The game was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in
Montreal. Two years later, on January 31, 1877, the McGill
University in Montreal formed the first organised hockey team
and on February 27, the Montreal Gazette published the first
hockey rules - seven in all. The first i