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An Ice Hockey is a hockey (two teams, goal scoring, with sticks) of ice hockey games that is played by hockey game rules (with a specific ice rink, involving two teams who compete to score points by shooting a hockey puck into the opponent's goal using ice hockey sticks).
- Context:
- It can (typically) be characterized by its fast pace, strategic team play, and physical contact, making it a popular winter sport globally.
- It can (typically) involve two teams of six players, including one Goaltender, competing on an ice surface.
- It can range from being Casual Ice Hockey to being a Professional Ice Hockey.
- It can serve as a cultural symbol, particularly in countries like Canada, where it is considered the national winter sport.
- It can feature various levels of competition, from youth leagues to international tournaments.
- It can involve specialized roles for players, such as forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders.
- It can require a variety of skills, including skating, stick-handling, shooting, and checking.
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- Example(s):
- National Hockey League Hockey, the premier professional ice hockey league in North America.
- Winter Olympics Hockey, featuring national teams competing for the gold medal.
- Russian Hockey, known for its skilled players and strong international presence.
- Canadian Junior Hockey, a highly competitive developmental league for young players.
- NCAA Ice Hockey, featuring collegiate teams in the United States.
- Women's Ice Hockey, which has grown in popularity and is now an Olympic sport.
- Pond Hockey, a casual form of the game played outdoors on natural ice surfaces.
- Sledge Hockey, an adapted version of the sport for players with physical disabilities.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Field Hockey, which is played on grass or turf fields and not on ice.
- Roller Hockey, which uses inline skates and is played on a hard surface.
- Bandy, a similar sport played with a ball instead of a puck and typically outdoors.
- Broomball, a recreational ice game played with a ball and special shoes instead of skates.
- Ice Soccer, a variant of association football played on ice.
See: 1998 Winter Olympics, Forward (Ice Hockey), Bryan Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins, Goaltender, Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals, International Ice Hockey Federation, Montreal, Full-Contact, Contact Sport#Limited-Contact, Winter Sport.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ice_hockey Retrieved:2024-5-13.
- Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a "puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport, and is considered to be one of the more physically demanding team sports. It is distinct from field hockey, in which players move a ball around a non-frozen pitch using field hockey sticks. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor game was played on March 3, 1875. Some characteristics of that game, such as the length of the ice rink and the use of a puck, have been retained to this day. Amateur ice hockey leagues began in the 1880s, and professional ice hockey originated around 1900. The Stanley Cup, emblematic of ice hockey club supremacy, was initially commissioned in 1892 as the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup" and was first awarded in 1893 to recognise the Canadian amateur champion and later became the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the early 1900s, the Canadian rules were adopted by the , in Paris, France, the precursor of the IIHF. The sport was played for the first time at the Olympics during the 1920 Summer Olympics—today it is a mainstay at the Winter Olympics. In 1994 ice hockey was officially recognized as Canada's national winter sport.
While women also played during the game's early formative years, it was not until organizers began to officially remove body checking from female ice hockey beginning in the mid-1980s that it began to gain greater popularity, which by then had spread to Europe and a variety of other countries. The first IIHF Women's World Championship was held in 1990, and women's play was introduced into the Olympics in 1998.
- Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a "puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport, and is considered to be one of the more physically demanding team sports. It is distinct from field hockey, in which players move a ball around a non-frozen pitch using field hockey sticks. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor game was played on March 3, 1875. Some characteristics of that game, such as the length of the ice rink and the use of a puck, have been retained to this day. Amateur ice hockey leagues began in the 1880s, and professional ice hockey originated around 1900. The Stanley Cup, emblematic of ice hockey club supremacy, was initially commissioned in 1892 as the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup" and was first awarded in 1893 to recognise the Canadian amateur champion and later became the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the early 1900s, the Canadian rules were adopted by the , in Paris, France, the precursor of the IIHF. The sport was played for the first time at the Olympics during the 1920 Summer Olympics—today it is a mainstay at the Winter Olympics. In 1994 ice hockey was officially recognized as Canada's national winter sport.