Ice Hockey Equipment 1863 – 1899
Evolution: Section 2
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| 1863 – Starr ‘Acme Club’ self-fastening “spring” skates – invented and patented by Starr Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, as skating and Ice Hurley became more popular. |
 Starr “Acme Club” Self-Fastening Skate |
| 1866 – Starr ‘HOCKEY’ Skates invented and patented by Starr Mfg. Co. Ltd., This fact establishes that Ice Hockey was being played in Nova Scotia at that early date. |   |
| 1886 – Vulcanized Rubber Puck first used at Queen’s University / R.M.C. Game, in Kingston Ontario. |
 Octagonal puck, cut from a lacrosse ball and believed to be the oldest rubber puck in the world. |
| 1890s – Ankle Support Straps were introduced on skates. |  |
| 1893 – Goal Tender’s Stick widened in Winnipeg -Goalies previously used ordinary hockey stick. |
 1893 Winnipeg Victorias Widened the Goal Stick |
| 1893 – Cricket Pads began to be used by goal tenders |  |
| 1896 – Short Shin Pads worn outside of stockings – held on with leather buckled straps. |  |
| 1899 – Nova Scotia Box Net – January 6, the Halifax hockey teams developed the first hockey goal net. |
 Nova Scotia Box Net |
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