Hockey birthplace
Five hundred and some kilometres to the north of Yellowknife rests the community of Dél̨ın̨e (population 550), also unofficially known as the birthplace of hockey.
In 1824, Sir John Franklin and his crew were wintering at what was then called Fort Franklin. In a diary entry, he mentions his men passing the time with games of hockey played on the ice. This is the first “recorded” mention of Hockey in Canada… That we know of. Although Nova Scotia also stakes a claim to Canada’s favorite game!
Source: UP HERE
https://www.uphere.ca/articles/was-hockey-born-deline