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Field Hockey · Faits intéressants

Chapitre 10 : Autres formes du jeu

10 tests · 100 faits · mis à jour le 30 octobre 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 trophyFaire un 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' · restitution

  2. Skye Camanachd had just won it.

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

  3. They had to wait until November.

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

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

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

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

  9. 1893, 1896, 2019.

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

  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' · application

10.102Shinty's Great Finals

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

Test 1Shinty's great finalsFaire un 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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  8. 1907, 1911, 1914, 2019.

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

  9. 8, 15, 34, 57.

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

  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' · application

10.103Camogie

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

Test 1CamogieFaire un 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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · application

10.104Bury Fen's Bandy

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

Test 1Bury Fen and bandyFaire un 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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · application

10.105Floorball

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

Test 1FloorballFaire un 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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · application

10.106Rink Hockey

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

Test 1Rink hockeyFaire un 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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  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) · application

10.107Under the Water

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

Test 1Underwater hockeyFaire un 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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  4. It is three metres wide.

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

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  8. 3, 6, 10.

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

  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 · restitution

  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 · application

10.108Unicycle Hockey

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

Test 1Unicycle hockeyFaire un 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) · restitution

  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) · restitution

  3. Germany beat another German team for the gold.

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

  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) · restitution

  5. As many as 16 countries have active clubs.

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

  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) · restitution

  7. Games have no one dedicated to stopping shots.

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

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

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

  9. 16, 30, in their 60s.

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

  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) · application

10.109Indoor Beginnings

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

Test 1Indoor hockey's beginningsFaire un 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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · restitution

  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' · application

10.110Hockey5s at the Youth Games

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

Test 1Hockey5s at the Youth OlympicsFaire un 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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · restitution

  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 · application

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