An Introduction To Hockey

Hockey is a sport that is enjoyed by many playersand goes into the net which oddly enough is also called
and fans. Because it is most frequently played on icethe goal. The blue area in front of the goal that is
(professionally anyway), it is often referred to as icepainted in blue is called the crease. Only the goaltender
hockey, though there are some variations of the gameis allowed in the crease, so if a player skates into the
using a roller rink rather than an ice rink making itcrease while attempting to make a goal, they may get
possible for those who dont have the benefit of icean interference penalty.
rinks to engage in the game for fun. Hockey that isntGenerally there are six players per team on the ice at
played on the ice is generally referred to as rollerone 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 middlethe left wing. Behind the forwards are two
of the ice so the hockey players can tell how far todefensemen, one on the right and one on the left. The
shoot. Blue lines are used to mark the three zones ofsixth player is the goaltender, also called a goalie. The
the ice the defending zone, the attacking zone and thegoalie 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 aas the forwards attempt to make goals for the team.
set of goal posts which are set six feet apart, and aForwards and defensemen are allowed to provide
net. Between the goal posts there is a red line paintedboth offense and defense for their team as they
on the ice which is called a goal line. The object of thereact to the activity of the game. At the end of three
game of hockey is to make goals by knocking thetwenty-minute periods, the hockey team with the
hockey puck into the net using a hockey stick. A teamhighest score wins. Tied games go into a five-minute
achieves points when the puck crosses the goal lineperiod of overtime.