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| − | '''Hockey''', or ice hockey (as opposed to [[field hockey]] and [[street hockey]]), is a team sport played on an ice rink. The object of the game is to get a puck into the opposing | + | '''Hockey''', or ice hockey (as opposed to [[field hockey]] and [[street hockey]]), is a team sport played on an ice rink. The object of the game is to get a puck into the opposing team's goal (a small net). The game consists of three periods of twenty minutes each. Each team consists of six players; three "forwards," two "defensemen" and a "goalie." |
The sport is popular in [[Canada]], [[Europe]] (notably [[Sweden]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Russia]] and [[Finland]]) and many parts of the [[United States]] (notably the northern midwest and the [[East Coast]] region). | The sport is popular in [[Canada]], [[Europe]] (notably [[Sweden]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Russia]] and [[Finland]]) and many parts of the [[United States]] (notably the northern midwest and the [[East Coast]] region). | ||
Revision as of 05:52, June 15, 2008
Hockey, or ice hockey (as opposed to field hockey and street hockey), is a team sport played on an ice rink. The object of the game is to get a puck into the opposing team's goal (a small net). The game consists of three periods of twenty minutes each. Each team consists of six players; three "forwards," two "defensemen" and a "goalie."
The sport is popular in Canada, Europe (notably Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and Finland) and many parts of the United States (notably the northern midwest and the East Coast region).
The top professional league in North America is the National Hockey League (NHL), and the league championship trophy is called the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. The Montréal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 23 times, the most of any team in the league.
A top street hockey league in the USA is the Crystal Lake Street Hockey League.