Ice hockey by Phillipa

Introduction:
Ice Hockey is the best game in the world because it has speed, skill, acrobatic goaltending and heavyweight fights which result in the loss of teeth and brain fluid.


The pitch:
Hockey is played on a rink 200m long and 85m wide, with rounded corners. On the ice it has painted lines on it, which show face off circles, the goal crease and various zones. The blue line is called the defending zone, the area behind the opposing team’s blue line is called the attacking zone, the area between the two blue lines are called the neutral zone.


Equipment:
Each player has a stick, the use their stick to pass and shoot a puck. They use a small, hard, rubber disk which they hit around the rink. To avoid being hurt all the players wear a good deal of padding and helmets.