What is Ice hockey?
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox sport |image = File:Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Bryan Rust (33744033514).jpg |imagesize = |caption = An ice hockey [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]] ([[Bryan Rust]] of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]) shoots toward a net defended by a [[goaltender]]. |union = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |first = {{Start date and age|1875}}, [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada |registered = |clubs = |contact = {{Plainlist| * Men's – [[Full-contact|Full]] * Women's – [[Contact sport#Limited-contact|Limited]] ([[Checking (ice hockey)|body checking]] disallowed) }} |team = {{Plainlist| * 3 Forwards * 2 Defencemen * 1 Goaltender }} |mgender = No |category = {{Plainlist| *[[Winter sport|Winter]] [[team sport]] }} |equipment = {{Plainlist| * ice hockey [[Hockey puck|pucks]] * [[ice hockey stick]]s * [[Ice skates#ice hockey skates|ice hockey skates]] * shin pads * [[Shoulder pads (sport)|shoulder pads]] * gloves * [[helmet]] (with visor or cage, depending on age of player and league) * [[elbow pads]] * [[jock strap|jock]] or [[pelvic protector|jill]] * ice [[hockey jersey]] * ice [[hockey socks]] * ice [[hockey pants]] * [[neck guard]] (depends on league) * [[mouthguard]] (depends on league) }} |venue = {{Plainlist| *[[Ice hockey rink|Hockey rink]] or [[arena]] *sometimes played on a frozen lake or pond for recreation }} |paralympic = [[Sledge hockey|Yes]] |olympic = {{plainlist| * '''Men's''', [[1920 Summer Olympics]] * '''Men's''', [[1924 Winter Olympics]] to present * '''Women's''', [[1998 Winter Olympics]] to present }} }} [[File:Dow-Event-Center-Wendler-Arena.jpg|thumb|left|An ice hockey game]] {{Sports}} '''Ice hockey''' is a [[sport]] that is played by two teams on [[ice]]. The players wear [[Ice skating|ice skates]] on their feet and can skate across the ice at very high speeds. They hold [[hockey stick]]s, which they use to push, shoot or pass a [[Hockey puck|puck]] around the ice. The players [[score]] by shooting the puck