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	Ice hockey - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice.
		Ice hockey is played on a hockey rink by six players per side, each of whom is on ice skates.
		Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing women's sports in the world, with the number of participants increasing 400 percent in the last 10 years.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/i/c/e/Ice_hockey.html (3118 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The skates worn for ice hockey differ from those used for figure skating and speed skating in that the blade is thinner and shorter, with a plain, pointed end, and the boot is lower and thicker.
		Ice hockey is probably a descendant of bandy, a sport that developed in England in the late 18th century but that is now played only in the Baltic countries, Sweden, and the countries of the former USSR.
		Ice hockey was added to the roster of the summer Olympic games in 1920 and became part of the winter games when they began four years later.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/hockey.html (1903 words)

	Ice hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ice hockey known simply as " hockey " in areas where it is more than field hockey is a team sport played on ice.
		Hockey is also played by colleges in United States as a part of the NCAA culminating in the Frozen Four.
		The Canadian Hockey League or CHL is a major Canadian (under 21) league and is the parent of the Ontario Hockey League the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
	www.freeglossary.com /Ice_hockey (3680 words)

	Hockey
		The name hockey, thought to have been adapted by the English from the French hoquet ("shepherd's crook"), was first given to the sport in the 18th century but was not in common usage until the 19th century.
		Ice hockey is probably a descendant of bandy, a sport that developed in England in the late 18th century but is now played only in the Baltic countries, Sweden, and Russia and the other successor states of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
		From 1920-when ice hockey was added to the Olympic Games-to the late 1980s, competition was dominated by Canada, the USSR (to 1992), Czechoslovakia (to 1993), Sweden, and the United States.
	www.cnenigeria.com /sports/hockey.htm (1765 words)

	What is Ice Hockey
		Until the mid-1980s it was generally accepted that ice hockey derived from English field hockey and Indian lacrosse and was spread throughout Canada by British soldiers in the mid-1800s.
		The first national hockey organization, the Amateur Hockey Association (AHA) of Canada (which limited players to seven a side), was formed in Montreal in 1885, and the first league was formed in Kingston during the same year, with four teams: the Kingston Hockey Club, Queen's University, the Kingston Athletics, and the Royal Military College.
		Icing is not called against a team when it is shorthanded; if the teams are even-handed, the puck is returned to the defensive zone of the team that iced it for the face-off.
	www.sunday.ru /red_warrior/Ice_Hockey/what_is_ice_hockey.htm (2029 words)

	Sports Rules - Ice Hockey
		Ice hockey is usually played in an arena with an electrically cooled floor to keep the surface frozen.
		This is the ice hockey equivalent of a pitch, field, or court.
		After an offside decision, play is restarted by a face-off on one of the face-off spots or circles closest to the offending teams attacking zone.
	sportsrules.50g.com /icehockey.htm (5586 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Sport - Ice Hockey Rules
		The ice hockey playing area is marked on the ice rink's base and ice built up on top of that to a total thickness of around 3/4 - 1 inch.
		In the event of the puck leaving the ice, two imaginary lines are drawn along the length of the ice between the face-off spots.
		Ice hockey has quite a reputation as an aggressive sport and you'd be forgiven for thinking that more punches are thrown on a rink than in a boxing ring.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/sport/ice_hockey/wildfoxes_rules.shtml (970 words)

	Ice hockey
		Ice hockey is a fast paced game and player changes may happen every few minutes and often without an interruption in play.
		The annual International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships are formally open to the best players in the world, but many cannot attend because they are playing in the Stanley Cup tournament, which is held at the same time.
		The Canadian Hockey League or CHL is a major Canadian junior (under 21) league, and is the parent group of the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/i/ic/ice_hockey.shtml (2764 words)

	The Ultimate Ice hockey - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice.
		North American hockey codes, such as those of Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, tend to be a hybrid of the NHL and IIHF codes.
		In regular season play in the National Hockey League, the teams play a single five-minute sudden death overtime period, with the added stipulation that each side can play with a maximum of five players (four skaters and a goaltender) on the ice during the overtime.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ice_hockey (1361 words)

	Ice hockey - Gurupedia
		Icing consists of driving the puck from one's own side of the red line across the farther goal line without scoring and without the defending team having a chance to intercept it (in North American pro leagues a defending player must also touch the puck behind the goal line before an attacking player does).
		In eastern Canada there is a different belief, which is that ice hockey originated around 1800 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, where students at King's College School, adapted the exciting field game of Hurley to the ice of their favorite skating ponds and created a new winter game, Ice Hurley.
		International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships are formally open to the best players in the world, but many cannot attend because they are playing in the Stanley Cup tournament, which is held at the same time.
	www.gurupedia.com /i/ic/ice_hockey.htm (3265 words)

	_Hockey 101
		Icing - Called if a player shoots the puck from his zone across both the red (center) line and the opposing goal line, and an opposing defensive player other than the goalie, is the next player to touch the puck.
		Skates, hockey stick, puck, hockey gloves, shoulder, shin, and elbow pads, helmet with face mask and chin strap, mouthpiece, team jersey, hockey pants, garter belt, and athletic supporter with cup.
		Ice hockey teams move a puck along the ice using stick handling, passing, and shooting in an effort to score goals.
	www.springfieldicehockey.org /Hockey101.htm (1643 words)

	Lifetime Hockey - The Rink and the Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ice hockey is played on standard size rink which measures 200 feet by 85 feet.
		The ice rink has a number of permanent markings that are painted on the base of the rink (usually painted concrete) below the ice surface.
		Adult ice hockey is usually played in indoor ice rinks where the ice time costs about $100 to $200/hour.
	www.lifetimehockey.com /RinkandRules.htm (3260 words)

	hockey
		Hockey became so popular that games were soon being played on a regular basis between clubs from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
		Hockey was a strickly amateur affair until 1904, when the first professional league was created - oddly enough in the United States.
		A situation in which an attcker is offside, but play continues because the defending team has possession of the puck with a chance to move it out of their zone.
	akivagym.homestead.com /hockey.html (1445 words)

	Ice Hockey Made Simple Excerpts
		The purpose of the offside rule is to prevent an attacking player from waiting in front of the opponent's goal for a long pass from a teammate, giving him an easier chance to score.
		It is not icing if the puck happens to go into the goal or if a member of the attacking team is the first to touch it.
		When one or more players from the attacking team are about to commit an offside by crossing the blue line ahead of the puck, their teammate with the puck will often dump or shoot the puck into the attacking zone where they chase after it and hope to regain control.
	www.firstbasesports.com /hockey_excerpts.html (1088 words)

	Ice Hockey UK
		Ice Hockey UK It is generally accepted that the game began its modern era because of a game that was played by Englishmen on the frozen expanse of Kingston Harbour, Ontario in 1860.
		Players are penalised for infringements of rules by being sent off the ice for two or more minutes according to the severity of the offence and no substitute can be made for the duration of the penalty, which he serves in a special penalty box.
		Ice Hockey, the world's fastest team game, is full of skilful stick handling, tactics, speed and grit.
	www.icehockeyuk.co.uk /about.asp (914 words)

	Yeshiva Ice Hockey League
		Icing occurs when a defensive team shoots the puck from their defensive zone into the other teams defensive zone, it crosses the goal line, and is not touched by any player.
		Icing (or clearing) can be used be used to strategic advantage to get a stoppage of play in order to make a line change.
		The most frequent stoppage of play after the offsides and icing is caused by the goalie.
	www.yeshivahockey.com /rules.html (2513 words)

	Hockey Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is mostly used in circling on the ice.
		If a player, coach or team manager receives a game suspension then he will be removed for the rest of the game and the offender will be ordered to the dressing room for the remainder of the game, but a substitute is permitted immediately.
		They are the officials who are not positioned on the ice but play an important role in assisting the referees.
	www.rivertownsports.com /hockey_101/terminology.htm (1742 words)

	Akron Ice Hockey Club: Hockey 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ice Hockey is played on an ice rink with official dimensions of 200 feet long by 85 feet wide.
		The goaltender, goalie, or netminder in ice hockey is a player who defends the goal net from opposing teams shots.
		A center is a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards, however, centers have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface in each of the three zones than any other player.
	www2.uakron.edu /icehockey/hockey_101.htm (1619 words)

	MHSAA Ice Hockey Rules
		When an intentional offside has been made, the puck shall be faced off at the end faceoff spot in the defending zone of the offending team.
		Coaches and officials should understand that the offsides rule is not to be modified or ignored based on regional preferences or past practice.
		For purposes of this rule, roller hockey is considered ice hockey if the standard hockey stick and/or puck are used and students are not allowed to participate in such competition during the MHSAA season.
	www.mhsaa.com /games/sports/hock/04hockeyrules.html (819 words)

	Hockey Rules - Three Main Rules
		o the left, is an image of a hockey rink, with lines showing the distance a puck must travel to trigger an official to call a penalty for a violation of one of the 'three main rules' of hockey.
		Icing the puck is not permitted hen the teams are at equal numerical strength.
		Thus, it is an infraction when a player on his team's side of the red center line shoots the puck all the way down the ice, it crosses the red goal line at any point other than the goal itself and is first touched by a defending player.
	www.icehockeyrules.8m.com /offrules (374 words)

	Hockey High
		Icing: An infraction called when a player shoots the puck from his side of the red line across the opponent's goal line.
		The face-off is held in the offending team's end of the ice.
		Offside: A team is offside when a player crosses the attacking blue line before the puck does.
	members.tripod.com /iceprincess78/hockey_high.htm (855 words)

	Youth Hockey Rules at Ice House Â· New Jersey's Largest Ice Rink
		A game misconduct entails a suspension from Ice House league play in all divisions until the conclusion of the next game played in the division in which the suspension was issued.
		No player is allowed on the ice or in the player bench area until the zamboni doors are closed.
		Correspondence with the hockey office pertaining to the upcoming weekend must be completed no later than Thursday, as the staff does not typically work on Friday.
	www.icehousenj.com /hockey_youthrules.aspx (1354 words)

	MHSAA Ice Hockey Rules
		A-There may be the equivalent of "open gyms" at hockey facilities as long as they are open to a diversity of students, a diversity of activities and student conducted.
		When a penalized player (or his substitute) enters the ice, he may play the puck as any other player may in the neutral zone with normal offside restrictions applying.
		Rule 2-5-g, which stated that penalized players or substitutes returning to the ice shall not be eligible to play the puck until possession and control of the puck has been made by another player in the neutral zone or in the attacking zone of the penalized player, has been deleted.
	www.mhsaa.com /games/sports/hock/03hockeyrules.html (1439 words)

	Melbourne Ice - Guide To Hockey
		On Ice Officials and Offside and Penalties and Icing The Puck.
		They are on the ice to call/blow the whistle for stoppages of play for Offsides, Icing the Puck, and some minor penalties.
		It is not icing if a defensive player slows down or turns away from the puck before it crosses the red goal line.
	www.melbourneice.com /hockey/guidetohockey.asp (534 words)

	Manhattanville College HOCKEY 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Offensively, he might start his team down the ice with a pass, but seldom does he leave the net.
		Center: The quarterback on the ice, the center leads the attack by carrying the puck on offense.
		They call offside, offside pass, icing and handle all faceoffs not occurring at center ice.
	www.govaliants.com /womens_teams/ice_hockey/101 (548 words)

	Hockey : Passing - Offside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The most common type of offside is a player on the same team advancing over the blue line before the puck crosses the line.
		Once an offside has occurred and the official has his arm up indicating an offside the offside can be cleared by all the offensive players clearing the zone.
		A player in possession of the puck in the offensive zone may put himself offside by skating over the blue line before the puck, for example if he is skating backwards or loses control of the puck as he crosses the line.
	www.beverlyhockey.com /coaching/offside.html (215 words)

	gambling terms > ice hockey > l
		A pass sent ahead of a moving teammate designed to meet the player at the location he is headed.
		The forward who lines up and operates primarily on the left side of the ice, usually a left-handed shooter.
		One of the two officials primarily responsible for calling icing and offside violations.
	www.dictionaryofgambling.com /gambling_terms/ice_hockey/l/index.htm (146 words)

	How To Play Better Ice Hockey > Skills > Effective Passing Mechanics
		When a player completes a pass, the part of the ice used to advance the puck is a "passing lane".
		Tap the stick on the ice, yell at the puck handler or look the passer in the eye to signal a pass and that the player has another move after receiving the pass.
		In times when the "weak" or "offside" teammate speeds down the ice without a clear "passing lane", the passer passes off the boards behind the teammate to get the puck to this player.
	www.howtoplay.com /ice_hockey/passing.html (781 words)

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