Professional ice hockey — has existed since after World War I. From the first professional ice hockey league based out of Michigan in the United States, it quickly grew into Canada and to many other countries, as diverse as Switzerland, Ukraine, Great Britain or Austria.… … Wikipedia
ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… … Universalium
Ice hockey — sport imagesize=250px caption=Two defencemen and a goaltender guard their goal. The referee s raised arm indicates that he intends to call a penalty. union=International Ice Hockey Federation nickname=Hockey first=March 3, 1875, Victoria Skating… … Wikipedia
Ice hockey in Calgary — The history of ice hockey in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, extends back well over a century to the first recorded ice hockey game in Alberta. Imported from eastern Canada, the game s popularity rapidly grew in the city, with teams at every level… … Wikipedia
Ice Hockey Superleague — Infobox sports league logo=ISLlogo.png pixels=200px sport=Ice hockey founded=1996 folded=2003 teams=9 (peak figure) country=UK champion=Sheffield Steelers TV= Sky Sports (1996 ndash;99) ceo=Ian Taylor (1996 ndash;02) Brian Storey (2002 ndash;03)… … Wikipedia
AaB Ice hockey — Hockey team team= AaB Ishockey logosize= 125px city= Aalborg, Denmark league= AL Bank Ligaen founded= 1967 operated= arena= Gigantium Isarena colours= Red coach= Jens HellgrenAaB Ice hockey (Danish: AaB Ishockey ) is the name of the professional… … Wikipedia
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games — Representing Canada, the Winnipeg Falcons (pictured en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics) were the first Olympic champions in ice hockey. Governing body … Wikipedia
Ice hockey in popular culture — Ice hockey, partially because of its popularity as a major professional sport, has been a source of inspiration for numerous films, television episodes and songs in North American popular culture.FilmsA number of notable Hollywood films have been … Wikipedia
Ice hockey in Germany — Ice hockey is in Germany one of the most popular kinds of sport, which ranks however in the spectator favour and meaning far behind football. The ice hockey haven is accomplished today in Germany on the one hand by the Deutsche Eishockey Liga the … Wikipedia
Coach (ice hockey) — Coach (standing) of a professional ice hockey team intently studies the action during a game. Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will… … Wikipedia
