1875    The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in ''The Montreal Gazette''.

1893    Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.

1923    The first radio broadcast of ice hockey is made by Foster Hewitt.

1944    Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey.

1984    The Good Friday Massacre, an extremely violent ice hockey playoff game, is played in Montreal, Canada.

1988    Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history, upsetting many Canadians so much that some considered him a "traitor" to his home country.