Ice Hockey

Ice hockey, known simply as 'hockey' in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. The objective of the game is to score goals by playing a hard rubber disc, the puck, into one of the nets placed at opposite ends of the rink. The players control the puck using a long stick with a curved blade at one end. Teams consist of 6 players, usually one of the six is a goalie who wears special protective clothing. The game originated in Canada around 1855, when the game on ice was first played with a puck rather than a ball. In 1893 the Stanley Cup was established as the trophy of the Canadian senior championships, it became the award of the winner of the National Hockey League in 1926, and still is the biggest trophy in hockey. The International Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1908. For more info see Wikipedia. Olympic Games: Men Women World Cup NHL (National Hockey League) World Championships: Men Women European Hockey Tour Defunct Major Leagues: WHA (World Hockey Association) PCHA (Pacific Coast Hockey Association) WCHL (Western Canada Hockey League) International Club Competitions: European Champions Cup Continental Cup Hungary-Romania Liga W:European Champions Cup Defunct Events: European Super Cup Panonian Liga International Tournaments: Spengler Cup National Championships: Czechia Finland France Germany Italy Norway Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland .... Defunct Championships: Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union .... Minor Leagues: AHL (American Hockey League) ECHL (East Coast Hockey League) CHL (Central Hockey League) SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League) FHL (Federal Hockey League) Defunct Minor Leagues: ACHL (Atlantic Coast Hockey League) EPHL (Eastern Professional Hockey League) IHL (International Hockey League) IHL II (International Hockey League) MAHL (Mid-Atlantic Hockey League) SEHL (South East Hockey League) SHL (Southern Hockey League) WCHL (West Coast Hockey League) WHA2 (World Hockey Association 2) WPHL (Western Professional Hockey League) College Hockey: NCAA Division I NCAA Division III CIS (Canada) W:NCAA Division I W:NCAA Division III W:CIS (Canada) Defunct Championships: NCAA Division II NAIA NCAA Division I Conference Championships: AHA CCHA ECAC HEA WCHA Defunct NCAA Division I Conference Championship: CHAC Junior Leagues: CHL (Canadian Hockey League) Asian Games: Men Women Universiade: Men Women Youth: .... Defunct Events: European Championships: Men Women Summit Series