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