Historical Hockey Stories
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Our collections and research activity means we are constantly uncovering fascinating stories from across hockey’s rich British and international history. Explore them below.
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“The Joys of Hockey”: Vera Cox and the Family Budget
Vera Machell Cox was an extraordinary woman – a talented hockey player, administrator and...
The Olympic hockey brochure that got the game wrong
In 1976, the organisers for the Summer Olympic Games published a programme to showcase Montreal’s...
A history of hockey in the Civil Service
The Civil Service men’s and women’s hockey associations can both trace their histories back to the...
A potted history of Civil Service men’s hockey, 1922–2022
Written by Ernie Vickery in March 2022 (abridged). Ernie is a former Civil Service player, Civil...
England win gold in Women’s European Nations Indoor Championships 1996
In late January 1996, England women pulled off an incredible victory to snatch gold from the...
He shoots, he scores … with a smacker! The first hockey player sent off for kissing
The Hockey Museum is celebrating Valentine’s Day with the humorous story of Nick Green whose...
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