The History of hockey
This unique sport of using a hard rubber stick and puck has a rather unique history
dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries in England. In the Irish term it was coined
as "hockey", and over time it worked its way up to what it is today. Over time, the
sport had acquired a fairly busy and chaotic competitive side. Entire villages would
play against each other and as noted in the story it was an expression of pride and
manhood and up to 100 people would participate in the games being played. The
game lasted almost 2 months and as a result many people were seriously hurt and
injured.
The umpire (not sure why they used that term which is normally used in baseball)
only made calls when the team asked the umpire to do so and they were basically
silent spectators. Later, "umpires" became umpires, which is the commonly used
term in the sport of hockey. After a few years and some progress in the sport with the
implementation of the rule overhaul and that's when it was limited to 30 players per
team whereas modern NHL hockey teams have a total of 22 players who are sent in
increments of 6 players.
The first real hockey organization, much like a prototype of what is known as the
NHL (National Hockey League) in today's terms, began around 1875, when Eton
College originated the official rules ( regulations in NHL parlance) to bring order and
maintain sanity to the game that served as the framework for the modernized rules
and regulations that the NHL currently uses to this day. The first form of rules
actually relied on the idea of giving the referee more authority to make calls during a
match, which made the game much more organized and improved the quality of how
the game is played. The whole sport of hockey has seen a transformation in terms of
development. Fast forward to today and hockey is played under strict rules and
guidelines, which apply to all NHL teams.
The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. The league has therefore
only been active for 100 years since November 16, 2007, when the anniversary of its
creation is commemorated. The league actually started with a group of small
expansion teams outside of Canada, and it wasn't until the 1920s that the United
States entered the league since the Boston Bruins hosted the Canadiens from
Montreal in the first official match on American soil. Since then the league has grown
to a total of 30 professional teams and this does not include expansion teams which
are established and grow as new teams are formed over time. The league has gone
through many changes starting with a handful of Canadian teams and has since
grown to 30 teams across the United States and Canada over the past 100 years.
Teams and their rules had changed over the past 100 years with new drafting and rule
requirements across the league for each team. Today's teams are more likely to sign
new players from colleges, universities, and minor league teams. The way the project
used to work was they allowed walk-ons and that was over 25 years ago so the project
standards have changed since then except they don't accept everything the world and
the records are what play a huge role in the scout's decision to offer a spot on the
team.