Basic rules Modern hockey means a very fast speed. The following action features can be distinguished. Ice Hockey is arranged in order before the beginning of each game segment. The match consists of three 20-minute phases. At any time stop ending with a face. The break time is 15 minutes. Only 5 players and a […]
The rules of modern ice hockey are quite simple and similar to football. The winner is determined as the result of two halves every 45 minutes. 11 athletes are playing simultaneously on the field, the number of substitutions is unlimited. This type of competition is less common than its Canadian cousin. In this article, we […]
The most prestigious championship is the National Hockey League, in which the top teams from the US and Canada participate. All young athletes dream of one day entering the NHL to participate in the next Stanley Cup. KHL is trying to compete with this tournament, within the framework of top clubs from Russia, Europe, and […]
Building the arena Matches take place mainly in open spaces. In the beginning, a hockey rink was a regular, natural, and not always perfect ice rink. After a while, battles began to take place in specially built buildings. When designing buildings, workers intentionally leave small holes in the walls so that heat doesn’t hinder the […]
At first matches can be organized according to different rules, all depending on the specific circumstances. Some of the rules of the game were fixed by some students from the local university of Montreal. The simple 7 points became the foundation for the further development of the contest. Soon after, the first rubber washer was […]
After political changes and the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian hockey started to fall behind, as the best players went to foreign clubs, which were paid higher wages. However, great The Russian hockey school stands out even in foreign clubs, remains one of the best, and demonstrates the high level of the educational sport […]
Ice hockey athletes from the Soviet Union entered the international level only in 1953 at student competitions in Vienna. Then, in 1954, at the World Championship in Stockholm, the local team surprised the audience with confident victories, beating the Canadians with a 7: 2 crush ratio. The team from Russia was officially recognized for the […]