Ice hockey in North America Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
overview of ice hockey practiced in North America
About Ice hockey in North America
Hockey evolved from a number of different stick-and-ball games, most obviouslyfield hockey. Modern hockey began inMontrealin the 1870s, where the use of a hard, disc-shapedpuck, rather than a ball, became standard. The game's premier trophy, theStanley Cup, was first awarded in 1893, so there's a lot of history involved. Unlike other trophies in major sports, the Stanley Cup predates the National Hockey League (NHL). The game is played on a rectangular ice surface with rounded corners. The surface is divided by lines painted underneath the ice: a red one at the center, twoblue linesmarking the defensive zones, and redgoal linesnear each end. On each goal line is a 6-foot-wide (1.8-m) netted goal. The mainoffside ruleis that the puck must cross the defenders' blue line ahead of any attac
Ice hockey in North America Travel Guide Sections
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