Introduction to Hockey

  • Hockey is a contact sport that is played inside a rink or on a field(field hockey) that is a 6 vs 6, with one goalie on each team and 3 offensive players and 2 defensive players on each side. (Wikipedia.com)

  • The modern game of hockey was developed in England during the 18th Century and the first Hockey association was formed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century. (fih.ch)
  • The NHL is the biggest association for Hockey as of right now. NHL stands for the National Hockey League and it has 30 teams from the United States and Canada. (nhl.com)
  • The photo below shows the format of a Hockey rink.
Image result for NHL rink
image by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_rink

 

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