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Over the years, the craze and fandom of hockey have increased. It is an intense and fast-paced sport apart from soccer, cricket, and volleyball. Whether you are watching a live match with your friends or watching a game on TV, there is a sense of excitement and thrill in your heart. The anticipation of what will happen next makes us heartbeat faster and breathing heavier. If you are a hockey fan, read this blog till the end to discover some interesting facts about hockey and challenge your friends.
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Amazing Fun Facts About Hockey
1. The first recorded indoor hockey game happened in 1875 at Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Quebec.
2. People freeze hockey pucks before games to prevent them from bouncing and injuring players.
3. Players may have to use about 12 pucks in a hockey game. This is because pucks have to be replaced once they thaw.
4. Two teams, usually with six players each, play a field hockey game.
5. Researchers have found traces of a stick game similar to hockey by the Aztec Indians of South America.
6. Hockey games can be extremely intense for players and may cause them to lose about 5-8 pounds in just one game.
7. People call the 1980 Winter Olympics game in which the USA beat the Soviet Union the Miracle on Ice. The International Ice Hockey also calls it the best international ice hockey story in the past 100 years.
8. Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player in history. He has scored the most points by nearly 1000.
9. Montreal Canadiens is the team with the most Stanley Cup wins. They have won the Stanley Cup 24 times.
10. Hockey became the 3rd most spectated sport during the London 2012 Olympics.
11. Men’s hockey is famous for the fastest swing speed of about 103 miles per hour.
12. The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Maroons in 1936 is the longest NHL game in history. It lasted 176 minutes and 30 seconds.
13. Roy Shrimp Worters was the shortest player in the history of Hockey. He was 5 feet and 3 inches tall.
14. It is believed that ice hockey originated from Indian lacrosse and English field hockey.
15. Many people believe that British soldiers spread the popularity of ice hockey.
16. Players did not wear masks to protect their faces from flying pucks. It was only until the mid-1950s.
17. It is believed that the first hockey puck was made using frozen cow dung.
18. The Stanley Cup has been used as a cereal bowl, a baptismal font, and a dog’s food dish.
19. The NHL’s original six teams were the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks.
20. Hockey is the only major sport in which players can use their bodies to hit their opponents on the boards.
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FAQs
5 important facts about hockey include that the pucks are frozen to prevent bouncing; India has won 6 consecutive Gold medals in hockey; Women’s hockey was included in the Olympics in the 1980s; it became the 3rd most spectated sport in the 2012 Olympics, and lastly, a game may use up to 12 pucks.
The most important rule about hockey is the players can only hit the ball on the flat side of their stick. Similarly, they are not allowed to control the puck.
James Creighton is often recognized as the founder of modern ice hockey.
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