Ice Hockey Game and History

Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice skates.

The first indoor ice hockey game was played in Montreal in 1875.

Two teams score by shooting a vulcanized rubber puck into nets.

Six players skate on the ice per team, including one goaltender.

Three periods of twenty minutes each make up a professional game.

Players cannot catch or hold the puck with their hands during play.

Bodychecking opponents is allowed to stop their progress on the ice.

Teams substitute players on the fly except after icing the puck.

The offside rule allowing forward passes transformed hockey into a team sport.

Ice hockey players compete on an ice rink during gameplay.

The Stanley Cup was commissioned in 1892 for Canadian amateur champions.

Women’s hockey gained popularity after removing body checking in the 1980s.

NHL regular season games use shootouts after extra play if still tied.

Goalies defend a blue semi-circle called the crease to stop pucks.

Ice hockey became Canada’s official national winter sport in 1994.