Ice hockey is a sport in which two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to handle, advance, and shoot a closed, vulcanized rubber disc called a 'puck' into the other team's goal. 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.
In North America and certain European countries, the sport is simply referred to as 'hockey.' In many countries, however, 'hockey' mainly refers to field hockey, with the exception of some Northern Russian regions, where bandy is still known to as 'Russian hockey' or 'hockey with a ball,' while ice hockey is referred to as 'hockey with a puck.'
Hockey on the pond:
In Lac-Beauport, Quebec, a game of pond hockey is being played.
Pond hockey is a type of ice hockey
that is commonly played as pick-up hockey in the winter on lakes, ponds, and
artificial outdoor rinks. Shinny is a term used in hockey circles to describe
pond hockey.
Its regulations are different from regular hockey in that there is no hitting and very little shooting, focusing instead on skating, stickhandling, and passing skills.
Roulston Lake in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, Canada, has hosted the
World Pond Hockey Championship since 2002.
Since 2006, the US Pond Hockey Championships and the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships
have been held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Huntsville,
Ontario, respectively.
Hockey on a sledge:
Sledge hockey is a modified version of ice hockey for players with physical disabilities. Players are sitting in sleds and travel the ice with the assistance of a customized hockey stick. The sport was invented in
Sweden in the early 1960s and is comparable to ice hockey in terms of rules.
Ringette:
Ringette is not a sub-discipline of ice hockey, despite common belief to the contrary.
