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title: "In which country did Ice Hockey originate ?"  
description: "In which country did Ice Hockey originate ?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-07-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47408/in-which-country-did-ice-hockey-originate  
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# In which country did Ice Hockey originate ?

In which [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3960/muslim-population-by-country-2024) did Ice Hockey originate ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**[Ice hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)** is a contact **winter team sport** played on**[ice skates](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)** on a **rink** with specific lines and markings for the event. It's one of the **fastest ice team sports**, and it's part of a small group of four **ice team sports** that presently includes bandy, **ringette**, and **rinkball**, regardless of their modifications.

In **[ice](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)****[hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)**, two opposing teams control, advance, and shoot a closed, **vulcanized rubber** disc called a '**puck**' into the other team's goal using ice hockey sticks. \
One point is awarded for each goal. The squad that scores the most goals is the winner. In a formal game, each team has **six skaters** on the ice at any given time, one of whom is the **goaltender** unless there are any penalties. \
**Lacrosse** was once considered **Canada's national sport**, but it is now regarded as the country's official national **summer sport**, while**[ice hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)** is the country's official **winter sport**. \
**[Ice hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place)** is a **modern sport** that originated in **Canada**, most notably in **Montreal**, where the **first indoor game** was played on **March 3**, **1875**. Some aspects of that game have survived to this day, such as the length of the **ice rink** and the use of a **puck**. \
**[Ice hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place) leagues** for amateurs started in the **1880s**, while professional **ice hockey** started around **1900**. During the **1920 Summer Olympics**, the sport was **first played** at **Olympics**.


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