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Ice Hockey Goes Indoors – Montreal 1875

March 3, 2011 by Marie Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell, History Leave a Comment

1893 – Indoor Hockey Game – Victoria Skaking Rink. Montreal Canada With the National Hockey League now scheduling a nostalgic Winter Classic out-door hockey game annually on New Years Day, it seems appropriate to take a look at when and how hockey went “in-doors.” Not surprisingly, the modern game of hockey found…

Hockey Talk

February 20, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell 1 Comment

When the pee-wee hockey players poured onto the ice after the first period at the Tsongas Center last night, they looked like bees swarming the face-off circle. There must have been 12 on each side, which made it tough to eject the puck from the scrum that shifted from one…