Governing Body NHA and NHL

Year Originated

Inventor North American Indians

Place of Origin Battle creek, Michigan

Objective To score points by hitting the ball/puck into the opponent’s goal

Basic Skills Dribbling, Passing, Receiving, and Shooting

Positions 1 Center, 2 Forwards, 2 Defensemen, 1 Goalie

Basic Rules Team-2 teams of 6 players Winner-team who scores the most points Time-3-8 minute periods Start Game-with a center face-off Offense-spread out and pass or shoot the puck Defense-guard man to man Any player can stop the puck in mid-air with their hand (but cannot hold, pass, or throw) Goal keeper-can catch or throw the puck to the side Penalty-pushing, tripping, kicking, slashing, stick checking, body checking (lose possession) Out of bounds-awarded possession to the nearest player to the puck Boundaries-stand anywhere between the sidelines and the endline except attacking players cannot enter the crease around the goal (lose possession)

Etiquette Terms Call score, compliment play assist, breakaway, clear the puck, deflection, face off, fake, fast break, feed, foul, give and go, goal/net, goal crease, high sticking, hat tricking, icing, one timer, outlet pass, penalty shot, power play, rebound, screen, save, shot, slashing, stick, switching, target

Safety Swing stick, 2 hands on stick, stick below waist level

Facilities/Space (Court/Field Dimensions) Equal to the size of a basketball court or football field

Other Information Both indoors and outdoors Equipment-Hockey stick and puck Olympic Sports-yes Special Notes-Stanley Cup, Ice Hockey