I love watching Hockey.
Oh awesome, but consider this there are actually different variations of hockey like bandy, field hockey, and ice hockey! Many people dont know that about it.
I've never heard of bandy.
Yes the origin of the word hockey is unknown but it is thought of as a derivative of hoquet which is a middle french word for shepherd's stave.
When did hockey first start?
The first recorded use of the word hockey was in 1773 in the book of Juvenile sports nd pastimes to which are prefixed, memoirs of the author: including  anew mode to infant education. All of that is the title so it could have been played beforehand but that is the first recorded use of the title hockey!
What equipment is required to play hockey?
Hockey
Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, and ice hockey.
In most of the world, hockey refers to field hockey, while in Canada, the United States, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, hockey usually refers to ice hockey.
Etymology.
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- Ringette is an ice hockey variant that was designed for female players; it uses a straight stick and a rubber ring in place of a puck. The rules differ from those of hockey and resemble a mix of lacrosse and basketball.
- Rink bandy and rinkball are team sports of Scandinavian origin that are played like bandy but on an ice hockey rink and with fewer players on each team.
- Rossall hockey is a variation played at Rossall School