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McGill University, First Organized Hockey Game Archive

Official University Reference, McGill University

McGill University's own institutional account of the first organized indoor ice hockey game, played by its students on 3 March 1875 at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal.

Facts
Publisher
McGill University
URL
https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/week-history-worlds-first-organized-hockey-game-was-played-march-3-1875-104900
Source Type
official-reference
Reliability Tier
1
Tier 1: the host university own institutional record of an event its own students organized.
Sources
McGill University, First Organized Hockey Game Archive
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Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)

This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Sports, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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