This page indexes the individual year in ice sports pages. Most years are annotated with one or more significant event as a reference point.
Pre-19th Century Skating has been shown to have been in use since 3,000 years back. 1541, first written record about curling 18th Century, sports resembling bandy and ice hockey were played in the winter time in England, the Netherlands, Russia and North America.
1870s c. 1870 First track for bobsleigh in Switzerland 1875 The first formal games of bandy and ice hockey are played in London, England and Montreal, British North America (Canada) respectively.
1880s 1884 The first formal competitions in bobsleigh takes place in St. Moritz.
1890s 1891 The first international bandy match is played, between an English and a Dutch team. 1892 International Skating Union is founded. The first written published rules of bandy. National Bandy Association is founded in England. 1893 Stanley Cup is awarded for the first time.
1900s 1907 The first Swedish national championship in bandy is played. 1908 Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics is the first ice sport included in the Olympic Games. Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace was founded. The first Finnish national championship in bandy is played.
1910s 1910 The first ever European ice hockey championship is won by Great Britain. 1913 The first ever European bandy championship is won by England.
1920s 1923 Ice hockey is included in the 1920 Summer Olympics. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) is founded 1924 The first ever Winter Olympics includes the ice sports bobsleigh, figure skating, and ice hockey. Curling was played unofficially.
1950s 1952 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) began televising games in the National Hockey League. 1954 The 1954 World Championships has been described by the IIHF as "the start of the modern era of international hockey." The tournament saw the first participation of the Soviet Union in international competition. 1955 The first World Luge Championships is arranged. The Federation of International Bandy is founded. 1957 1957 Bandy World Championship is the first ever bandy world championship. 1959 The first ever World Curling Championships is played.
1960s 1967 1967 NHL expansion doubles the number of ice hockey teams in NHL from the Original Six to twelve.
1970s 1972 World Hockey Association starts its league as a competitor to NHL. 1979 World Hockey Association ceases its operations, the teams being added to the NHL.
1990s 1998 Curling at the Winter Olympics officially for the first time.
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 Women's Bandy World Championship is the first ever bandy world championship for women's teams. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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