Welcome to ice hockey
Ice hockey is all about using skates and a stick to shoot a puck into a goal
What you have to do?
In ice hockey you have to play on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a "puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport, and is considered to be one of the more physically demanding team sport. It is distinct from field hockey, in which players move a ball around a non-frozen pitch using field hockey sticks.
Famous ice hockey players
Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe’s 801 career goals set a then record in the NHL, and, as a member of the Red Wings “Production Line,” he won four Stanley Cups. In addition to being a scorer, “Mr. Elbows” was also known for his gritty play. Not that I’m condoning fisticuffs, but, unlike some players, Howe didn’t need an enforcer to fight his battles. He inspired the “Gordie Howe hat trick,” which was a goal, an assist, and a fight in one game. And Howe played until he was 100. OK, really he was 52, but that’s like 100 in hockey years.
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky shattered long-standing records, notably scoring an unprecedented 894 goals. He also earned four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers and was named the NHL’s MVP nine times. After being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, he helped popularize ice hockey in the United States, paving the way for the game’s expansion.
Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr is widely regarded as the game’s best defenseman—evidenced by his record-setting eight James Norris Memorial Trophy wins. While with the Boston Bruins, he became the first defenseman to lead the NHL in scoring, and he was named the league’s MVP three times. He also won two Stanley Cups, one in 1970 and one in 1972.