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Hockey consists of 5 skaters on the ice for both team at a time with 2 goalies. the object of the game is score on the opposing teams goal with a puck. There are 3 zones on a hockey rink, each teams zone at opposite ends of the ice and the neutral zone in the middle; you cannot enter the opposing teams zone before the puck does or that is offsides. Penalties are served majority of the time 2 minutes at a time and the team that took the penalty has to play a man down, if the opposing team scores the penalty is nullified. Penalties include such things as tripping, roughing, hooking, interference, slashing, and high sticking.
Mens hockey was first played in the 1920 Summer Olympics and then moved to Winter in 1924. Woman's hockey was first played in 1998. 1998 was also the first year the NHL allowed its players to compete in the games.
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When did field hockey enter the Olympic games?
Hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1908.
What kind of hockey rules was there when it was field hockey in Ireland?
It is a mixture of field hockey's rules and lacrosses rules.
When was Helliniko Olympic Hockey Centre created?
Helliniko Olympic Hockey Centre was created in 2004.
When was Ice hockey at the Olympic Games created?
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games was created in 1920.
What year did men's hockey become an olympic sport?
Mens hockey became an olympic sport in 1920
Where is olympic hockey been held?
At the Hockey Stadium in the Olympic Park, which is near Stratford and Leyton in London
How did Olympic hockey start?
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Is indoor hockey an Olympic sport?
No, only ice hockey and field hockey are.
When was the Men's Field Hockey introduced in the Olympic?
The Men's Field Hockey was introduced in the Olympic first time in the Summer Olympic of 1908 held in London.
Is field hockey is a winter olympic sport?
Ice Hockey
What are the consequences for fighting in Olympic hockey?
Players fighting in Olympic hockey receive a match penalty and are ejected from the game.
Who won womens olympic hockey?
Hockey or women's Field Hockey was won by the Netherlands
