1885 Varsity Match

The 1885 Varsity Match was supposedly the first match between Oxford University and Cambridge University.
A a game is said to have been played in St. Moritz, Switzerland, won by Oxford 6-0.Phil Drackett, Flashing Blades This date is recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, and prior to the 1985 Varsity Match, the International Ice Hockey Federation formally recognised the game played a century earlier as having been the first ice hockey match played in Europe.Oxford University Ice Hockey Club: Murky Beginnings However, there is no contemporary evidence that the 1885 match took place, and Oxford now claim that it was a bandy match.Oxford University Ice Hockey Club: Past Results If the 1885 date is accepted, this is the oldest rivalry in ice hockey.Cambridge University Ice Hockey ClubOxford University Ice Hockey Club: Truth & Rumours
The first confirmed match between Oxford and Cambridge was 10 years later, in 1895. The first "official" match was played in 1900.
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