ice hockey

Table of Contents

Introduction & Top Questions
History
- Origins
- Early organization
- League rivalries
- The National Hockey League
- International ice hockey
- Women’s hockey
Play of the game
- Rink and equipment
- Rules and principles of play
- Strategies
- Officiating
Winners of select ice hockey championships
- Stanley Cup winners
- Men’s world hockey championship
- Women’s world hockey championship

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2018 Stanley Cup finals

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Figure 1: Professional ice hockey rink.

Ice hockey clothingDefensemen and forwards wear the same protective equipment underneath their uniforms. A goaltender’s uniform may weigh 40 pounds (18 kg) more after the addition of leather guards on the legs, thicker padding around the chest and shoulder areas, special gloves, a mouth guard, and a face mask.

Ice hockey equipmentThe equipment shown is used by defensemen and forwards. Goaltenders use a skate with a flatter blade and a hockey stick with a wider blade and a shaft that widens near the heel.

Ice hockey goal area.

Player positions in ice hockeyThe modern game consists of a goaltender, two defensemen, and three forwards. The relative positions of each player at the beginning of a game are shown.

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Willie O’Ree

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Sidney Crosby

Canadian ice hockey player

Wickenheiser, Hayley

Hayley Wickenheiser

Canadian hockey player

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Jonathan Toews

Canadian hockey player

Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

Russian hockey player

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Mario Lemieux

Canadian ice hockey player

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Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey player

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Jaromir Jagr

Czech hockey player

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Steve Yzerman

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Martin Brodeur

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Nicklas Lidstrom

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Gordie Howe

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Scotty Bowman

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Bobby Hull

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