What do you think?
Rate this book
Hockey Hall of Fame Timeline of the Game: 150 Years of Hockey Stories
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
Read
November 30, 2025You might refer to Don Weekes as one of the masters of hockey information. He has been responsible for writing more than thirty hockey books. Anyone who is that proficient at writing about this sport, certainly knows how to put not only their heart and soul into subsequent books, but also their profound knowledge of the sport.
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME TIMELINE OF THE GAME, is certainly a most exceptional book that will appeal to any fan of the game. You don’t have to be a diehard fan to appreciate it. Casual fans as well will find this book to be overflowing with trivia and little known facts about this great game. What makes the book work so well is the fact it progresses sequentially, even from the days it was not even known as hockey. There was the name of Ricket back in 1859, and the Boston (Saturday) Evening Gazette referred to it as “the most exciting game that is played on ice.) It was also associated with hurley and sticks usually made by the Mi’kmag.
By 1864 the name “hockey” was used not in glowing terms though. The Halifax Morning Sun newspaper complained about ice time between hockey players and pleasure skaters. They called for hockey to be forbidden, as it was annoying for leisurely skaters on the pond and also dangerous to them.
The book goes on to mention the first indoor games, played on rinks like the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. It was said the first organized hockey game took place in Kingston Ontario. Queen’s University played the Royal Military College under “Montreal rules.” There isn’t a single page of this book that does not have something of note and great interest to all hockey lovers. From the earliest teams and competitions, it follow the progression of the sport from minor level to more competitive levels, along with the players who gave the sport great credibility.
Those who came to synonymous with sport and still noted today, are legend makers such as Frank Calder, Lester and Frank Patrick, Foster Hewitt, Howie Morenz, George Vezina, and so many more. Over those earlier years, hockey caught on, and it was certainly a sport people came to appreciate and flock to en masse. It was in January 1954 that Sports Illustrated featured a hockey story for the first time, showcasing Montreal star Jean Beliveau on the cover.
It’s all here, the first hockey masks, first black player, classic games, classic stars, leading right up to present day, and those who have come and gone from the sport. This is the ultimate hockey book, with vintage photos and more, a book you will want to refer to again and again, and proudly display to other hockey lovers.
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME TIMELINE OF THE GAME, is certainly a most exceptional book that will appeal to any fan of the game. You don’t have to be a diehard fan to appreciate it. Casual fans as well will find this book to be overflowing with trivia and little known facts about this great game. What makes the book work so well is the fact it progresses sequentially, even from the days it was not even known as hockey. There was the name of Ricket back in 1859, and the Boston (Saturday) Evening Gazette referred to it as “the most exciting game that is played on ice.) It was also associated with hurley and sticks usually made by the Mi’kmag.
By 1864 the name “hockey” was used not in glowing terms though. The Halifax Morning Sun newspaper complained about ice time between hockey players and pleasure skaters. They called for hockey to be forbidden, as it was annoying for leisurely skaters on the pond and also dangerous to them.
The book goes on to mention the first indoor games, played on rinks like the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. It was said the first organized hockey game took place in Kingston Ontario. Queen’s University played the Royal Military College under “Montreal rules.” There isn’t a single page of this book that does not have something of note and great interest to all hockey lovers. From the earliest teams and competitions, it follow the progression of the sport from minor level to more competitive levels, along with the players who gave the sport great credibility.
Those who came to synonymous with sport and still noted today, are legend makers such as Frank Calder, Lester and Frank Patrick, Foster Hewitt, Howie Morenz, George Vezina, and so many more. Over those earlier years, hockey caught on, and it was certainly a sport people came to appreciate and flock to en masse. It was in January 1954 that Sports Illustrated featured a hockey story for the first time, showcasing Montreal star Jean Beliveau on the cover.
It’s all here, the first hockey masks, first black player, classic games, classic stars, leading right up to present day, and those who have come and gone from the sport. This is the ultimate hockey book, with vintage photos and more, a book you will want to refer to again and again, and proudly display to other hockey lovers.
December 6, 2025
Stellar! Originally hailing from Windsor, NS… the birthplace of hockey… I very much enjoyed the pictures, stats, facts, and overview of the great sport.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews