sport of hockey
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Danny Di Benedetto Di Benedetto 1
EN011
Dr. Doyle
30 September 2003
The Sport of Hockey
Ice hockey is a fast paced sport that requires the players to master many skills. Skating, passing, body checking, stick handling, and shooting all emphasize certain skills that are unique to the sport of ice hockey. When these skills are properly executed, the speed and beauty of the game are unmatched by any other sport. Hockey is played all over the world and is the only sport which allows fighting without suspension. It is one of the most popular sports and is contended at many levels.
"A team shall be made of six players on the ice who are under contract to the club they represent" ("USA" 69). All players of each team will be dressed uniformly with approved design and color of their helmets, jerseys, short pants, stockings and skates. Hockey is played on an ice surface known as the rink. The dimensions of the rink should be two hundred feet long and one hundred feet wide but this varies by its country...