james laverance Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Indeed the name Hockey is derived from an old Native American Iroquois saying meaning "It Hurt's". "Explorers entering the valley of the St. Lawrence in 1740 saw the Indians playing a form of lacrosse.They heard cries of "Ho-ghee" as sticks lashed across unguarded chins. The pale-face spectators learned that "Ho-ghee" meant it hurts, an apt phrase later recalled when the new game of hockey needed a name. For they could think of nothing which could evoke cries of "It hurts" quite as readily as a vicious body check or a slash of a hockey stick." Newsweek - Google Bookshttps://books.google.ca/books?id=xw4fAQAAMAAJ&q=Hoghee&dq=Hoghee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr_cT_hJrRAhUj7IMKHVKzAZQQ6AEIPTAH "Early explorers of North America were amazed to see members of the Iroquois nation gliding across frozen lakes and rivers on blades fashioned of bone. This suggests that they had been skating for quite a while, as do the many ancient bone-and-shoe combinations that have been unearthed by archaeologists." Women of Sports: The best of the best in figure skating - Rachel Rutledge - Google Bookshttps://books.google.ca/books?id=MBlIuy_TYHkC&dq=Iroquois+bone+skates+suggests+combination+been+unearthed&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=unearthed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Wow... Normally, I find historical stuff about sports kinda dry, but THIS is damned interesting! Good one, @james laverance ! Those Iroquois hockey leagues probably make even the 70's and 80's NHL look like pre-school playpens by comparison.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james laverance Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Thank you...TropicalFruitGirl26 Here's the oldest reference I could find to Ice-Skating in North America Dated 1604 in Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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