To mark the centenary of Scottish hockey in 2000, The Scottish Hockey published a fascinating book entitled “100 Years of Scottish Hockey”, and today we are re-releasing the book as a free-to-access digital version. You have access to the book HERE.
The 120 pages are packed with historical information, personal memories, anecdotes and special articles about Scots and their association with the Olympic Games, the Laws of the Game, indoor hockey, coaching and refereeing and their long and continuing influence in the international hockey federations.
The story of 100 years of international hockey is also included: the first international hockey match was played by the Scottish women in 1901, the men in 1902 both against Ireland.
Subsequent reports provide an overview of international and club competitions at home and abroad – Scottish teams have played hockey on all continents.
The photographs are lavishly illustrated and include the publication of the scoring of the first ever Olympic goal by Hawick’s Ivan Laing when playing for Scotland against Germany in the first Olympic hockey match at the 1908 London Olympics. As far as we know, this is the only time Scotland has appeared separately in an Olympic sport.
The publication is interesting to read for every enthusiast with an interest in sports.
For anyone interested in learning more about the history of hockey in Scotland, follow the Scottish Hockey Heritage Group on social media and check out its website.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584659104562
https://www.instagram.com/scottishhockeyheritage/
https://www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org/
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