The first hockey game held on December 25 in 1855 in Canada Kingston. Then the movement spreaded to Europe. In 1860 Canada started to use disc hockey made of rubber.The earliest record of about ice hockey in 17th century Dutch publications, a gentleman on feet tied with bony grinding blade of skates, on the icy the river with a round cakes taxiing. In the early 19th century, begin to have recorded Canadian Indian yunus (Micmac Indians) in a similar game, he is using sticks and woodiness round cakes. The most widely circulated, also is widely accepted by the statement is ice hockey evolved on the surface of the hockey. Hockey originated in northern Europe. It has a history of more than 500 years . hockey storeIt was said that the British soldiers stationed in Canada took the sport naturalized in North America.By the mid 1960s, the desire for a network television contract in the U.S., and concerns that the Western Hockey League was planning to declare itself a major league and challenge for the Stanley Cup, spurred the NHL to undertake its first expansion since the 1920s.In 1974, the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts were added, bringing the league up to 18 teams. Wayne Gretzky played one season in the WHA before joining the NHL in 1979–80 with the Oilers. He went on to lead the Oilers to four Stanley Cup championships in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988, and set single season records for goals (92 in 1981–82), assists (163 in 1985–86) and points (215 in 1985–86), as well as career records for goals (894), assists (1,963) and points (2,857). He was traded to the Kings in 1988, a deal that dramatically improved the NHL's popularity in the United States, and provided the impetus for the 1990s expansion cycles that saw the addition of the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Atlanta ThrashersNew York Rangers Jerseys, Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets.