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• International Olympic Committee Ice Hockey
  The word hockey comes from the old French word hocquet, meaning stick. The origins of ice hockey are unclear, but it is widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America. Soldiers stationed in Nova Scotia, Canada, ...
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• Olympic Ice Hockey Always Exciting
  The origins of ice hockey are vague, but it appears that the British brought an early version of the game to Canada in the late 1800s. Two students at Montreals McGill University combined the rules of rugby and field hockey to create the game we kn ...
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