| Hockey is a sport that is enjoyed by many players | | | | and goes into the net which oddly enough is also called |
| and fans. Because it is most frequently played on ice | | | | the goal. The blue area in front of the goal that is |
| (professionally anyway), it is often referred to as ice | | | | painted in blue is called the crease. Only the goaltender |
| hockey, though there are some variations of the game | | | | is allowed in the crease, so if a player skates into the |
| using a roller rink rather than an ice rink making it | | | | crease while attempting to make a goal, they may get |
| possible for those who dont have the benefit of ice | | | | an interference penalty. |
| rinks to engage in the game for fun. Hockey that isnt | | | | Generally there are six players per team on the ice at |
| played on the ice is generally referred to as roller | | | | one time. The three players that line up at the front of |
| hockey. | | | | the team are called forwards and they mainly serve |
| Ice hockey is played in a 200 foot by 85 foot rink. | | | | as the teams offense. Depending on their placement |
| Lines are painted on the ice to mark various zones. | | | | they are referred to as the right wing, the center and |
| The red line in the center of the rink marks the middle | | | | the left wing. Behind the forwards are two |
| of the ice so the hockey players can tell how far to | | | | defensemen, one on the right and one on the left. The |
| shoot. Blue lines are used to mark the three zones of | | | | sixth player is the goaltender, also called a goalie. The |
| the ice the defending zone, the attacking zone and the | | | | goalie generally stays in the crease to protect |
| neutral zone. | | | | defensive zone, the defensemen also defend the goal |
| One each end of the rink, in the center of the ice is a | | | | as the forwards attempt to make goals for the team. |
| set of goal posts which are set six feet apart, and a | | | | Forwards and defensemen are allowed to provide |
| net. Between the goal posts there is a red line painted | | | | both offense and defense for their team as they |
| on the ice which is called a goal line. The object of the | | | | react to the activity of the game. At the end of three |
| game of hockey is to make goals by knocking the | | | | twenty-minute periods, the hockey team with the |
| hockey puck into the net using a hockey stick. A team | | | | highest score wins. Tied games go into a five-minute |
| achieves points when the puck crosses the goal line | | | | period of overtime. |