| National hockey league is a game that | | | | wins. The players will be given a penalty |
| features about 30 odd ice hockey teams and it | | | | shot, which means they play solo against the |
| was created way back in 1917 in Canada. It is | | | | goal keeper of the opponent team and try to |
| part of the major leagues that takes place in | | | | score. There is no ball in this game, but a |
| North America and National hockey League is | | | | puck, and the players don't play with bats, |
| commonly referred to as NHL. The thirty teams | | | | they use sticks. The ice hockey is a game |
| are divided into two sects of fifteen teams | | | | played by those who have good balancing |
| in each who play in all major championships. | | | | skills and are able to walk around on ice. It |
| When it was initially founded, it had only | | | | takes a lot of practice to get used to |
| about 4 teams and over the years it has gone | | | | walking or skating on ice, and more so when |
| through a major metamorphosis and today has | | | | running about playing a game, trying to dodge |
| many more teams and is very popular around | | | | other players and focusing on the goal post. |
| the world. Of the total playing teams, about | | | | |
| 6 of them are in Canada and rest in America. | | | | Fans from America or familiar with the sport |
| Its only in the recent past that there have | | | | will remain loyal fans wherever they go and |
| been teams from Europe who have joined this | | | | will either come back home to watch a match |
| league and competing in major tournaments. | | | | or find a way to watch it live. The Stanley |
| The leading team in National Hockey League | | | | cup championships is one of the most popular |
| are the Montreal Canadiens followed by | | | | championships in National Hockey League and |
| Toronto Maple leafs, other teams are all | | | | current leaders are the Montreal Canadians |
| close on the heels of these teams. In | | | | and the New York Yankees with most number of |
| America, the leading team is the Detroit Red | | | | wins. The National Hockey league season is |
| Wings and New York Yankees. | | | | played in parts, in October and then a play |
| | | | off in April and finally the Stanley cup |
| All these states have a qualified team of | | | | championships after the qualifying teams have |
| players who represent them in all major | | | | played the seven series and come out winners. |
| league matches. The games are played in an | | | | The premier hockey players are all |
| indoor stadium for a duration of 60minutes, | | | | professional players who have chosen this as |
| with both teams having a go at it, and | | | | a career option. And so, they spend their |
| whoever scores the most goals wins. If the | | | | time representing their team, participating |
| teams are at a tie , having the same score, | | | | in one league after the other unless some |
| then overtime will be awarded and again | | | | injury forces them to rest and miss a match. |
| whoever can score a couple of extra goals | | | | |