First track for bobsleigh in Switzerland The first formal games of bandy and ice hockey are played in London, England and Montreal, British North America (Canada) respectively.
[1] Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace was founded.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) began televising games in the National Hockey League.
[2] The 1954 World Championships has been described by the IIHF as "the start of the modern era of international hockey.
World Hockey Association starts its league as a competitor to NHL.
World Hockey Association ceases its operations, the teams being added to the NHL.