Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey is the highest likely equivalent of football, with high popularity in countries with gelid climates. Just like Canada 🇨🇦, Russia 🇷🇺 and Sweden 🇸🇪.

Particular features of this sport is the puck, which must get inside the goals, guarded by goalkeepers who carry enough equipment to be called modern knights.

The fist fights among players, often of different teams, are also famous, where they fight each other with no sense of shame.

Main competitions

NHL: Considered the most important ice hockey league in the world, with prescence in Canada and United States of America 🇸🇪. The Stanley Cup is awarded to the season’s champion.

Kontinental Hockey League: Mainly based in Russia, with teams in nearest countries. Probably the most important hockey european league.

Notable and famous players

Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Mario Lemieux, Gordon Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Dominik Hašek, Hayley Wickenheiser, Igor Kravchuk, Angela Ruggiero, Teemu Selänne

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