ICE HOCKEY

Ice Hockey is a fast, exciting sport played by two teams on a sheet of ice called rink.  Each tem has six players, and all the players wear skates.  The players flash up and down the rink, slamming a hard rubber disc called a puck along the ice with long sticks.  They try to score points by hitting the puck into a goal cage or net.

Ice Hockey has swifter action than almost any other sport.  As the players streak across the ice, their powerful swings at the puck often send it traveling faster than 160 kilometers per hour.  A goalkeeper on each team defends the team’s net.  To keep the action fast, ice hockey 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.

Ice Hockey began in Canada in the mid-1800.  By the early 1900’s, it had become Canada’s national sport.  Since then, ice hockey has become popular in many other countries, especially Russia, Sweden, and the United States.

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