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| | SIHR - The Origins of Hockey |
 | | Thus, hockey is a game played on an ice rink in which two opposing teams of skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a small disc, ball or block into or through the opposite goals. |
 | | The March 3 event, structured as it was, invites a distinction between formal and informal hockey, one that the McGill University Gazette (December 1, 1877) attempted to draw in comparing hockey with shinny. |
 | | For a game to be recognized as hockey, all that is required is the presence of six defining characteristics: ice surface, two contesting teams, players on skates, use of curved sticks, small propellant, objective of scoring on opposite goals. |
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