TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What were used as the first ice hockey pucks?

What were used as the first ice hockey pucks?

Answer: Originally, ice hockey was played outdoors. The first hockey pucks were chunks of frozen cow dung.

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When the game moved indoors, LaCrosse balls were used as pucks. However, rink owners found it preferable to cut the balls into thirds and just use the center.

A Swedish hockey player once scored by squatting in the goal to release a puck that had gotten stuck in his pants.

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