Which university formed the first organized ice hockey team?

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ice hockey Goalie Marc-André Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights blocking a shot by Jakub Vrána of the Washington Capitals in game five of the 2018 Stanley Cup finals. The Capitals won the game and the series.

The first organized ice hockey team was the McGill University Hockey Club, which formed in 1877.12

This team followed the first recorded public indoor ice hockey game, which took place in 1875 at Montreal’s Victoria Skating Rink between two teams of McGill University students. The McGill University Hockey Club was responsible for codifying the game's rules and limiting the number of players on each side to nine.12