They are the first because the team wants to show their respect for the goalie because he is the most valuable player usually. Sometimes players cut in front of goalies because they don't notice their impotance of stopping pucks from going in.
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because it is a symbol that that the goalie is the strongest part of the team and usually if the goalie fails the whole team fails.
6 at the minumim but at least 9 and 2 goalies and 6 defense
Hockey was historically not played on ice until around the invention of modern ice hockey. This was well after the creation of modern field hockey, which itself derived from earlier variations. In short: field hockey was first.
ice hockey is a very interesting sport. the sport is played on ice, obviously and is all about scoring goals. a big part is preventing goals. this job is meant for defensive players and goalies but is sometimes portrayed by forwards, as to scoring goals done by denfense.
There are photos of women using ice hockey equipment from 1890. The first women's ice hockey games were played in the late 1890s/early1900s.
The defenceman prevents the other team from scoring goals. They can go in the goalie box with the goalie. They basicly are the people who are second goalies, except they can not hanle the puck with their hands.