Started getting into watch hockey lately. I'm loving ice hockey so far! But what people don't realize is there's field hockey and bandy, too.
I know a little more about field hockey than ice hockey. I'll watch either but not really a fan.
Yeah, that makes sense. Ice hockey is really popular in places like Canada, Russia, Scandinavia, even Eastern Europe, so I can understand that.
I wonder why it hasn't caught on in the U.S. like those other countries. Do you know a lot about ice hockey in general?
I do! It's considered a contact sport, so, very physical. It's played on an ice rink with two teams of six players, one of them being a goalie. You have a puck and you try to score it in the net!
Hmm I thought there were more players but don't know why I assumed that. I know there can be some brutal fights.
You might have heard about one of it's best players, Wayne Gretzky. He was so legendary, his nickname is "The Great One," given to him by players and even the league itself!
I have heard the name and knew he was highly regarded. I always thought he was in baseball haha whoops
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky (; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the league itself. Gretzky is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and assists than any other player. He garnered more assists than any
best known for his work in developing the USSR's ice hockey program.
Ice hockey builder.
After World War II, Tarasov was asked to put together a hockey program from scratch. He helped found a hockey department at the Red Army's sports club, CSKA Moscow with little more than several old hockey rulebooks. Before then, the most popular ice sport in Russia and the Soviet Union was bandy, a sport similar to field hockey, but played on ice. The Russian style of hockey, with its emphasis