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Ice Hockey

Ice hockey is a fast team sport played on ice in which two sides try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing goal. At its core, the sport is about score more goals than the opposition by shooting the puck into the net. Participation format: 6 vs 6 including goalkeeper. It is typically contested on or in Ice hockey rink. Scoring is based on Goal scoring. Core equipment includes Skates, stick, puck, protection. Important forms include National team, Club / league, Overtime / shootout. Listed competitions include IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Olympic Ice Hockey, Stanley Cup Playoffs. Origin/development: Kanada, 1875. The sport is actively practiced today.

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Representative sports image for Ice Hockey — Ahmet Ozkan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Hockey Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ice hockey is a fast team sport played on ice in which two sides try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing goal.

Geeignet für Fits if you want pace, coordination and team roles on ice, you are willing to build skating and safety first, you like intense short shifts and quick changes of direction.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Skates, helmet, gloves, warm clothing for learn-to-skate; for learn-to-play full protective gear and stick.

First steps

Start with learn-to-skate or learn-to-play before moving into full team situations and contact forms.
Look for a rink, learn-to-skate, learn-to-play, club, adult beginner league or equipment rental.

Look for a rink, learn-to-skate, learn-to-play, club, adult beginner league or equipment rental.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Eishockey, Ice Hockey

Tags team, ice, eis, ice-hockey, winter-sport, team-sport, hockey-familie, eishockey

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to score more goals than the opposition by shooting the puck into the net.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with a goalkeeper and skaters.

Teamgröße

6 vs 6 including goaltender.

Spielfeld

Ice rink with boards, goals, zones, and face-off spots.

Dauer

Three 20-minute periods.

Wertung

Each goal counts as one point.

Gewinnbedingung

The team with more goals wins.

Ausrüstung

Skates
stick
puck
helmet
protective gear

Wichtige Regelpunkte

Offside
icing
stick fouls
interference
illegal body contact

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

Reasons for Playing Hockey IIHF · development-guide · medium
Equipment IIHF · equipment-guide · medium
Buying Hockey Gear The Hockey Guide · equipment-guide · medium
Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
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