How many players are on a ice hockey team?
Players on Ice During HockeyThere are (theoretically) 12 players on the ice during a hockey game. Each side will have usually have a goalkeeper, a center, 2 defensemen and 2 wings. However, in practise one team will sometimes have only five players, as a result of penalties. They might also have an extra ice-player instead of a goalkeeper, but this does not affect the number of players on the ice.There are six players for each team on the ice at one time during a hockey game. This includes:1 center3 wingmen2 defensemen1 goaltenderMany times there is said to be five men on the ice for each team )the goaltender is not counted).