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BEST SPORT ON EARTH

HOCKEY

hockey

, also called ice

, is a fast, exciting sport played by two

teams on a sheet of ice called a rink. Each team has six players on the ice, and all the

players wear skates. The players skate up and down the rink, slamming a hard rubber disk

called a puck along the ice with long sticks. They try to score points by hitting the puck

hockey

into a goal cage, or net. In many countries, the term

refers to field

Hockey

has swifter action than almost any other sport. As the players streak

across the ice, their powerful shots and passes often send the puck traveling faster than

100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour. A goalkeeper on each team defends the team’s net.

Goalkeepers must often make lightning slides across the front of the net on their knees,

stomach, or back to block shots of the puck. A puck that enters the goal cage or crosses

the goal line scores a goal (point) for the other side. The side that scores the most goals

wins the game.

hockey

To keep the action fast,

has an unusual rule. It is the only major sport

that allows players to be substituted while play is in progress. The game sometimes

includes fights among players, though fighting is against the rules.

Hockey

began in Canada in the mid- 1800's. By the early 1900's, it had

hockey

become Canada's national sport. Since then,

has become popular in many

other countries, especially Russia, Sweden, and the United States. In Canada and the

United States, thousands of amateur players take part in community, high school, and

college contests.

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