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title: "How many players are there in an ice hockey team ?"  
description: "How many players are there in an ice hockey team ?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-07-22  
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# How many players are there in an ice hockey team ?

How many [players](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12952/the-8-major-mistakes-players-make-in-the-casinos) are there in an ice [hockey team](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100752/how-many-players-on-a-hockey-team) ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**[Ice hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100750/what-s-the-key-goal-in-ice-hockey)** is a sport in which **two teams** of **six players** participate on an **ice rink** while **wearing skates**. The goal is to get a **vulcanized rubber disc**, known as a **puck**, past a **goal line** and into a net guarded by a **goaltender**, also known as a **goalie.** \
**Ice hockey** has become one of the **most popular worldwide sports** due to its speed and frequent **physical contact**. The game is an **Olympic sport**, and there are over a million **registered players** who compete in leagues on a regular basis across the world. It is, without a doubt, **[Canada's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94184/canada-cup-belongs-to-which-sports)** most popular **sport**. \
In **1908**, the **International Ice Hockey Federation** (**IIHF**) was established in **Europe**. **Great Britain**, **Bohemia**, **Switzerland**, **France**, and **Belgium** were the five founding members. In **1910**, the **first European tournament** was contested in **Avants**, **Switzerland**, with **Great Britain** emerging victorious. Since then, the federation has expanded its membership by accepting applicants from all over the world. \
In **1920**, **[Canada](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94184/canada-cup-belongs-to-which-sports)** won the **first Olympic Games** and the **first IIHF world championship** at the same time. **[Canada](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94184/canada-cup-belongs-to-which-sports)** dominated the international competition until the **Soviet squad emerged** in the early **1960s**, having also won the **first Olympic Winter** Games in **1924**. \
Until the fall of the Soviet Union in the **1990s**, the Soviets were the most powerful [team](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157065/5-ways-to-build-a-great-working-team) in **world hockey**.


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