About: 1891-01-22: Virginia Water - Bury Fen 8:3   Sponge Permalink

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This match was extremely important in the development of ice hockey in Britain. It was the first time the Bury Fen squad left their native Fens to face a team from another part of England. The London team they met was a combination side that was officially known as the "Virginia Water Team". Most of the players were from the Virginia Water Hockey Club. It was also the first time that the contrasting styles of play - the National Skating Association had published two sets of rules for the Fen and Metropolitan (London) districts in 1883 - met head-on.

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  • 1891-01-22: Virginia Water - Bury Fen 8:3
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  • This match was extremely important in the development of ice hockey in Britain. It was the first time the Bury Fen squad left their native Fens to face a team from another part of England. The London team they met was a combination side that was officially known as the "Virginia Water Team". Most of the players were from the Virginia Water Hockey Club. It was also the first time that the contrasting styles of play - the National Skating Association had published two sets of rules for the Fen and Metropolitan (London) districts in 1883 - met head-on.
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  • This match was extremely important in the development of ice hockey in Britain. It was the first time the Bury Fen squad left their native Fens to face a team from another part of England. The London team they met was a combination side that was officially known as the "Virginia Water Team". Most of the players were from the Virginia Water Hockey Club. It was also the first time that the contrasting styles of play - the National Skating Association had published two sets of rules for the Fen and Metropolitan (London) districts in 1883 - met head-on. The match was a 90-minute affair, two periods of 45 minutes each. There were eleven players on each team and the playing surface (Virginia Water Lake) was much smaller than what the Fen players were accustomed to. The Londoners used figure skates, the Fenners "fen runners". To make it fair for both sides, the preferred rules from each region were used for a half. The first half was played under Metropolitan rules (strict off-side rule, light ash sticks, and a flat brewer's bung, covered with leather). In the second half Fen rules were employed (no off-side rule, large broad flat sticks and a round india-rubber ball). The game provided the impetus for the formation of the National Bandy Association barely two weeks later, on February 9, 1891. It was clear that a unified set of rules were needed for the sport, and the goal of the association was stated as being to "promote bandy, or hockey on the ice" and to "draw up general rules for the game".
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