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Are you allowed to hit in hockey?

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It depends. In men's Ice Hockey you are allowed to hit people. In woman's ice hockey you can get a 2 minute minor penalty for body checking.

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In Field Hockey and ice hockey, hitting is entirely permitted. In indoor hockey, it is explicitly not permitted (due to the dangers and unnecessity of it).

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Because otehrwise there is no incentive to obey the rules, and there is no means for a disadvantaged team to regain the loss in play.

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Hockeys a contact sport. Hitting is part of the game.

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