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Ice Hockey is played on ice, while Field Hockey is played on a grass surface, the rules in field hockey are kinder than ice hockey, and the sticks vary between versions.

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Aside from the fact that they are called hockey and feature teams trying to score in a netted goal past a goalkeeper by using a stick, they have nothing in common.

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