What are 5 rules of hockey?

 Here is a brief guide to the essential ice hockey rules!

• Closing hand on puck. Any player, other than a goaltender, who catches a puck must immediately knock or place it back down to the ice. ...
• Face offs. ...
• Delay Of Game. ...
• Playing the puck with a high-stick. ...
• Icing the puck. ...
• Offside. ...
• Overtime. ...
• Penalties.

What are the features of hockey?

Predominant features of ice hockey are fastness, roughness and technique. The aim of the game is for skating players to score the puck controlled with the hockey stick into the opponent's goal. The winner of the match is the team who scored more goals 

What are the rules of hockey?

Hockey players can only hit the ball with the flat side of their stick. Hockey players (other than the goalkeeper) are not allowed to use their feet, or any other parts of the body, to control the ball at any time. A goal can only be scored either from a field goal, a penalty corner, or from a penalty stroke.

How do you explain hockey?

Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, ice hockey and rink hockey.

What are 5 facts about hockey?

5 Fun Facts About Hockey

• The first organized indoor hockey game was played in Montreal in 1875. ...
• Wayne Gretzky is the NHL's all-time highest scorer. ...
• 80% of Canada watched the final men's hockey game during the 2010 Olympics. ...
• There were 637,000 registered hockey players in Canada in 2017/18.

What are 10 hockey rules?

10 Important Hockey Rules

• Holding the stick. It all starts with a player learning how to hold a hockey stick correctly. ...
• Broken stick. ...
• Different penalties. ...
• Fighting. ...
• High stick penalty. ...
• Goal crease. ...
• Illegal checking. ...
• Face-off.

What is a hockey game called?

What is ice hockey? Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. Each team usually has six players. The object is to propel the puck past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender.