CA-K787Culture & sport
James Creighton, “father” of organized hockey
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On March 3, 1875, James Creighton and his teammates played the first indoor public hockey game at Montréal’s Victoria Skating Rink. Over the next two years he brought together pucks, sticks, goals and skates with standardized rules and promoted the game. Captain of the first regular hockey club in Canada, he is often called the father of organized hockey.
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Creighton as described in his designation.
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James George Aylwin Creighton National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Importance; plaque text