McGill (or Montreal) Rules are considered to be the first written rules of ice hockey. The rules were published February 27, 1877 in the Monteal newspaper "The Gazette". The Halifax Rules were used first but they were never published. The rules were based upon the rules of field hockey. James Creighton is given credit as to being the one to introduce Halifax Rules in Montreal, he was also the one who had the rules published.
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