Ice Hockey Research Paper

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Hockey seems like a fun sport to play. But, has a lot of rules and regulations, this is the standard layout for a hockey game. There are five lines on the ice, two goal lines (both at the end of the ice), two blue lines, separating the offensive/defensive zones from the neutral zone, and the center red line. The red line is not in play when making stretch passes (is a quick pass allowing the team to quickly transition from a regroup to an attack). Before the NHL lockout in the 2004-2005 seasons, players could not make two lined passes; it resulted in being offsides.
There are thousands of different types of hockey played throughout the world, and on different surfaces. Some different types of hockey played are field hockey, ice hockey, roller …show more content…

The game is played on gravel, natural grass, sand-based or water-based artificial turf, with a small, hard ball about 73 mm in diameter. Ice hockey uses long L-shaped sticks made of wood or graphite with a blade at the bottom that can lie flat on the ice when the stick is held upright, and can curve either way for a lefty or a righty player. Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a three-inch-diameter vulcanized rubber called a puck. The puck is normally frozen before a game to reduce friction and so it won't bounce. Inline hockey or roller hockey (inline) is much similar to ice hockey with some slight differences. Inline hockey is played by two teams, consisting of four skaters and one goalie, on a dry rink divided into two halves by a center line, with one net at each end of the rink. The game is played in three 15-minute periods with a variation of the ice hockey offsides rule. Sledge hockey is a type of hockey that is meant for people who are physically disabled lower in the body. In this form of hockey the players don’t use one stick but they use two sticks and sit on double-bladed sledges. Both ends of the sticks are used, one end has small picks and the other end

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