Objectives Research

History of Hockey

• Historical records show that a crude game of hockey was played in Egypt in 4,000 years ago.

• On March 3, 1875, the first organized indoor game was played at Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink between two nine-player teams, including James Creighton and several McGill University students. Instead of a ball or bung, the game featured a "flat circular piece of wood". The goal posts were 8 feet apart  (today's goals are six feet wide).

• In 1876, the first game played in Montreal

• In 1877, The Gazette  published a list of seven rules

• The game became so popular that the first "world championship" of ice hockey was featured in Montreal's annual Winter Carnival in 1883

• In 1886 the teams competing at the Winter Carnival organized the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC), and played a season comprising "challenges" to the existing champion.

• By 1902, the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League was the first to employ professionals. The league joined with teams in Michigan and Ontario to form the first fully professional league—the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL)—in 1904.

• In 1910, the National Hockey Association (NHA) was formed in Montreal.

• After re-organizing as the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1917, the league expanded into the United States, starting with the Boston Bruins in 1924.

Identify differences between marketing sports and entertainment products

One difference between marketing sports and entertainment products is that sports products are generally consistent while entertainment products follow the latest fads and trends.Another difference is the loyalty shown to sports teams and franchises, even if a team is bad for a number of years many fans will still support them and pay to go see the games. This loyalty is not shown as much in the entertainment business. Another difference is that an entertainment event will most likely have more revenue than a sporting event ( unless it is a championship) events like the Grammies and Emmies can generate huge amount of revenues compared to a regular season baseball game.