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Field Hockey · Interesting Facts

Chapter 10: Other Forms of the Game

10 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 30 October 2026 · markdown

Shinty, camogie, bandy, floorball, rink hockey, and hockey played underwater and on one wheel.

10.101Shinty's Thirsty Trophy

Scotland's stick game has a silver cup that gets lost, filled with whisky and once ended up with the police.

Test 1The Camanachd Cup's trophyTake a test

  1. It is passed around among the winners after the final.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  2. Skye Camanachd had just won it.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  3. They had to wait until November.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  4. He later served as provost, and died in 1956.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  5. The original is still in use today.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  6. Duncan Macpherson of Inverness came up with the idea.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  7. Most people in the game use the shorter names.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  8. April 1896, November 1896, 1956, 1990.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  9. 1893, 1896, 2019.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  10. A replica was once considered, but judged too expensive.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · applied

10.102Shinty's Great Finals

A rained-off final, a replay after a row and a player with eight goals.

Test 1Shinty's great finalsTake a test

  1. They won 2-0 in Inverness.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  2. The Highland Railway laid on extra trains for it.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  3. It was the first time that had happened in the final.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  4. Its first came in 1907, in a 7-2 win.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  5. Newtonmore won 11-3 against Furnace that day.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  6. Newtonmore won 3-2 and lost the replay 3-1.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  7. He played for Kingussie, and passed the earlier record of 12.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  8. 1907, 1911, 1914, 2019.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  9. 8, 15, 34, 57.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · recall

  10. The match was replayed the following week.

    Source: High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history' · applied

10.103Camogie

The Irish women's stick game has run an All-Ireland since 1932.

Test 1CamogieTake a test

  1. The association's own history gives this year.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  2. It beat Galway in the final at the Sportsfield in Galway.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  3. She helped draw up the first rules.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  4. She played for the great Dublin team.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  5. Long black stockings, canvas boots and long-sleeved blouses went with them.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  6. It was donated by the Mayo man Seán O'Duffy.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  7. Kilkenny won 12 titles in 21 seasons.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  8. 1904, 1932, 1968, 1996.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  9. 5, 12, 24, 26.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · recall

  10. It is the women's stick game of the GAA family, close to hurling.

    Source: The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan · applied

10.104Bury Fen's Bandy

On the frozen Fens of Cambridgeshire, skaters wrote the rules of hockey on ice.

Test 1Bury Fen and bandyTake a test

  1. It lies near the village of Bluntisham.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  2. A family history gives credit to Arnold Tebbutt and Frederick Jewson as well.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  3. The sport's name was still in flux in those days.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  4. Bury Fen won 14-1 against a team from Haarlem.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  5. It has since won the Euro Hockey League more than anyone.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  6. A Swedish national league followed in 1902.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  7. It happened in the same cold winter as the trip to the Netherlands.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  8. 1882, 1891, 1894, 1902.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  9. 1882, 1957, 2004.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · recall

  10. The Fens have long been England's great skating country.

    Source: International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum · applied

10.105Floorball

A plastic stick and a ball full of holes: an indoor game from Sweden.

Test 1FloorballTake a test

  1. The Swedes call it innebandy, meaning 'indoor bandy'.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  2. It literally ties the game to bandy.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  3. Sweden, Finland and Switzerland were its first members.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  4. All three still rank among the leading nations.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  5. It was at home, with Finland second and Norway third.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  6. The company's plastic sticks found their way to other countries.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  7. The first official rule book came two years later.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  8. 1958, 1979, 1981, 1986.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  9. 1996, 1997, 2022.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · recall

  10. It uses plastic sticks of about a metre in length.

    Source: International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 2022 · applied

10.106Rink Hockey

Hockey on roller skates was older than many think, and its big event is over a century old.

Test 1Rink hockeyTake a test

  1. It took place in 1936.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  2. It was also a dominant force in the Nations Cup at the time.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  3. It is the oldest international rink hockey tournament in history.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  4. It has been held since 1921, with gaps.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  5. It began as the Fédération Internationale de Patinage à Roulettes.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  6. It was the third world championships.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  7. It has long been part of that multi-sport event.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  8. 1921, 1924, 1936, 1947.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  9. The first, second and third by the federation's own count.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · recall

  10. Its name changed from the FIRS only recently.

    Source: World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org) · applied

10.107Under the Water

Hockey at the bottom of the swimming pool, with snorkels.

Test 1Underwater hockeyTake a test

  1. Its name still appears in some British clubs today.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  2. Alan Blake's club wanted its divers to stay fit over the winter.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  3. They rotate down to the bottom in turn.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  4. It is three metres wide.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  5. It is heavier than an ice hockey puck.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  6. They breathe at the surface, between dives.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  7. Players keep coming up for air, so positions are always changing.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  8. 3, 6, 10.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  9. It starts in a way similar to water polo.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · recall

  10. It is a metal trough three metres wide.

    Source: CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records · applied

10.108Unicycle Hockey

On one wheel, with a hockey stick, often in a school gym.

Test 1Unicycle hockeyTake a test

  1. It is the earliest known appearance of the game.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  2. It is often cited as the first real unicycle hockey club.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  3. Germany beat another German team for the gold.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  4. It was very much Germany's game at the time.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  5. As many as 16 countries have active clubs.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  6. It is made from strands of torch wick dipped in fuel.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  7. Games have no one dedicated to stopping shots.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  8. 1925, 1960, 1976, 1987, 1994.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  9. 16, 30, in their 60s.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · recall

  10. The sport's players range from early teens to their 60s.

    Source: The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com) · applied

10.109Indoor Beginnings

A German tennis and hockey club wrote the first rules, one winter after the war.

Test 1Indoor hockey's beginningsTake a test

  1. The rules were written up at its tennis and hockey club.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  2. He was a former president of the Wiesbaden club.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  3. It was in the Congress Hall in what was then East Germany.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  4. There were men's, women's and junior teams in it.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  5. It was the Welsh championship of 1972.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  6. It is the first team known to have won money at a hockey event.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  7. It was just a winter version of the main game.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  8. 1949-50, 1951, 1972, 2003.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  9. 1972, 1974, 2003.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · recall

  10. Austria's own championship followed only a few months later.

    Source: Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history' · applied

10.110Hockey5s at the Youth Games

A shorter, faster format of hockey for young players, first seen at Nanjing.

Test 1Hockey5s at the Youth OlympicsTake a test

  1. It replaced the 11-a-side game at the Youth Games.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  2. Canada took silver.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  3. It was a home gold for a fast-growing hockey country.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  4. It beat India 4-2.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  5. The great Luciana Aymar was an ambassador for those Games.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  6. By 2018 it had been shortened again.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  7. It made each game very short and very fast.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  8. 2014, 2018, 2024.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  9. 2, 4, 12.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · recall

  10. The eight-time Player of the Year came from the host country.

    Source: Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation · applied

Sources

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the FIH and its continental federations, national associations, The Hockey Museum, the Olympic Channel and Olympedia, Guinness World Records, clubs' and makers' own histories, museums and named reputable media.

  • High Life Highland, 'The Camanachd Cup' (highlifehighland.com); Highland Folk Museum; Newtonmore Camanachd Club, 'Club history'20
  • The Camogie Association, 'History' (camogie.ie/history); GAA Museum, Croke Park, 'The Birth of Camogie'; Meath Chronicle, on the first game in Navan10
  • International Hockey Wiki, 'Bury Fen Bandy Club', 'Tebbutt Family' and 'Bandy and Ice Hockey in the Netherlands'; C.G. Tebbutt, 'A Handbook of Bandy; or, Hockey on the Ice'; The Hockey Museum10
  • International Floorball Federation, 'IFF & Floorball History in Short' (floorball.sport); Unihoc, 'Our story'; Fact sheet of The World Games 202210
  • World Skate, 'Nations Cup 2026: over a century of rink hockey history returns to Montreux' and 'About FIRS' (worldskate.org)10
  • CBS Colorado, 'Underwater Hockey originally called Octopush', 2016; Pressreader, 'Strange sports in the townships'; CMAS records10
  • The Hockey News, 'The weird, wild and wacky world of unicycle hockey' (thehockeynews.com)10
  • Stadtlexikon Wiesbaden, 'Wiesbadener Tennis- und Hockey-Club'; The Hockey Museum, 'Indoor hockey' (hockeymuseum.org); USA Field Hockey, 'FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup: a history'10
  • Olympics.com, 'Hockey gets faster, fewer, fiercer' and 'Hockey 5s set to shine at YOG Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018'; FIH, 'Nanjing 2014 legacy still being felt in China'; Pan American Hockey Federation10