Princes Ice Hockey Club were one of the most influential early European ice hockey teams and is sometimes considered the first ice hockey club in Britain.
12-502: Founded in late 1896, the team was based at Prince's Skating Club in Hammersmith . They initially played three other teams founded around the same time, Niagara , Brighton and Royal Engineers . London Canadians were founded at the same rink in 1902, and both teams participated in Europe's first ice hockey league, held from November 1903 to February 1904. Princes took second position in
24-551: A lacrosse ball. The next year, another Varsity Match was held, this time using a puck and hockey skates . In 1902, London Canadians was founded as a second ice hockey team at the rink. They and Princes participated in Europe's first ice hockey league, which they contested against Argyll and the Amateur Skating Club , both based at Hengler's Ice Rink , and Cambridge University . The league started in November 1903 and
36-480: A further international tournament held in Chamonix , beating France in the final after forty minutes of overtime. [2] Over the next few years, along with London Canadians' successors, Oxford Canadians , Princes began taking European tours to popularise the game and encourage the standardisation of rules. However, with the outbreak of World War I , Princes Skating Club closed, and with it the ice hockey team. In 1927,
48-648: A new Princes team were founded, playing out of the Westminster rink. They moved to Queens in 1930 and entered the first season of the English League the following year, but in 1932 merged into Queens Ice Hockey Club . Prince%27s Skating Club Prince's Skating Club was an ice rink in the Knightsbridge area of London , England . It saw a number of firsts for ice hockey in Britain and Europe. The rink
60-555: The figure skating events of the Olympics were held at the rink – the first ice sport ever included in the Olympics and the only occasion Olympic ice events have been held in Britain. The rink was also used for art exhibitions. The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers held its annual exhibition there in 1898 and 1899. The Women's Exhibition hosted by the Women's Social and Political Union and funded by Clara Mordan
72-480: The early part of the 20th century. Formed primarily of Canadian expats , they were the first English champions, after winning the first ice hockey league to be played in Europe. This European ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an English sports club is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sport in London
84-570: The five-team league. The team began taking on European opposition in 1906, playing Sporting Club de Lyon . In 1907, they played Lyon again, and also Brussels Club des Patineurs . In 1908, they faced C. P. P. Paris in the first match in Britain under Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (international) rules. That winter, they entered the first international ice hockey tournament, held in Berlin , as " England ", beating Germany and France . [1] In January 1909, again playing as England, they won
96-546: Was completed in February 1904 after eight games. Canadians won the tournament, with Princes taking second place. The league was not repeated, as Hengler's closed. Instead, Princes began undertaking annual European tours (as did London Canadians' successors, Oxford Canadians ), while teams such as Sporting Club Lyon , Brussels Club des Patineurs and C. P. P. Paris came to play the London-based teams. The 1908 match with Paris
108-618: Was held at the Prince's Ice Rink in May 1909. Its organisers included Amy Katherine Browning and Sylvia Pankhurst . NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games. 51°30′04″N 0°09′58″W / 51.5010°N 0.1660°W / 51.5010; -0.1660 London Canadians The London Canadians were an English amateur ice hockey team. They played during
120-576: Was later used by Daimler Hire , and ultimately demolished in the mid-1970s. The Princes Ice Hockey Club was founded at the rink at the end of 1896. It began playing challenge matches in early 1897, initially against the three existing teams in England: Niagara , Brighton and the Royal Engineers . In March 1900, the rink hosted the first Ice Hockey Varsity Match , won 7–6 by Oxford, although Oxford insisted on playing with bandy sticks and
132-517: Was opened on Montpelier Square on 7 November 1896 by the Prince's Sporting Club . It operated on a membership-only basis and was aimed at the elite of British figure skaters who wished to practise on uncrowded ice. Prince's was the second large rectangular rink in Britain after Stockport , its ice measuring 210 by 52 feet (64 by 16 metres). This made it an ideal venue for the developing sport of ice hockey. The rink closed in summer 1917. The building
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#1733084937249144-474: Was the first under Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (international) rules in Britain; it was also notable as Thomas Sopwith played in goal. In March 1910, the first England - Scotland ice hockey match was held at the rink, but the sport was suspended at the start of World War I . Despite this, the British Ice Hockey Association was founded at the rink in 1914. In October 1908,
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