Hockey 
Hockey is one of the most 
popular fast-paced sports games in the world. It is an exciting and 
spectacular game played by two teams either on ice-rink or on a field. 
Each team presents a certain country or region and consists of six 
players: two defense-men, two wingers, one goalkeeper and one center 
man. Hockey players should be very skilled and agile. This game requires
 skillful skating and excellent stick handling. There are various types 
of hockey. The most popular and widespread games are field hockey, ice 
hockey, sledge hockey and street hockey. Field hockey is played on 
natural grass with a small, hard ball and J-shaped sticks. Ice hockey is
 one of the most spectacular sports of Winter Olympics. It originally 
appeared in the expanses of North America hundreds of years ago and is 
now played in many northern countries. First competitions in Canada were
 amateur, but gradually they became professional. The first professional
 league, known as NHL, was formed in 1917. The rules of the game are 
simple. The players try to score a goal into the opponents’ gate. The 
puck should completely cross the goal line and enter the net. Sledge 
hockey is played by people with physical disabilities. This sport is 
played during Winter Paralympics. Street hockey is played on hard 
surface, usually asphalt, with a ball instead of a puck. Being a rough 
game, hockey causes many injuries. Nevertheless, people love this game 
and enjoy watching it.