Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into their opponent's net. It requires great speed and physicality. Teams have 6 players: a goalie, two defensemen, two forwards, and a center. The sport became an Olympic event in 1920 for men and 1998 for women. Players wear protective equipment like helmets, masks, elbow and knee pads, and skates. Common injuries include falls and impacts from the puck or sticks. The rink is a rectangular ice surface surrounded by boards, with lines dividing zones and face-off spots. The IIHF organizes international tournaments for men's, women's, and youth levels.

2. Ice hockey.
• Ice hockey is a sport that is played in teams and is
characterized by its great strength, speed and aggressiveness.
In Canada and the United States is popularly known as
"hockey".
• The game is to insert a disc (puck) in a network at the ends of
the track. Players use a curved stick in the end (stick) to hit
the disk. A team consists of 6 players: a goalkeeper
(goaltender), a center, 2 defenders and 2 strikers.
• The men's hockey became an Olympic sport in 1920 Antwerp
Games, but in 1924 became part of the Winter Olympics in
Chamonix. The women's competition was added only in 1998
Nagano Games, but with less equipment.

3. Equipment.
• The hockey players should wear a specially
designed for your safety, and that plays a very
risky sport. The team is composed of several
parts:
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Casco-------- Helmet.
Máscara-------- Mask.
Canilleras---------- Weft.
Coderas---------- Elbow.
Rodilleras---------- Knee.
Guantes------------ Gloves.
Protector de cuello-------- Neck protector.
Patines--------- Skates.
Palo---------- Stick.

4. Protector
de cuelloneck
protector.
Rodeillerasknee.
CascoHelmet.
Coderaselbow.
Canillerasweft.

5. Injury.
• Practicing a sport of great speed and physical
contact, such as ice hockey, implies the
existence of various injuries.
• Players also suffering heavy falls due to the
speed with which it is played, they must also
withstand shock produced by the disc (puck)
or stick (stick).
• Incorporating the use of helmets and masks
has significantly reduced injuries to the face
and head.

6. The Ice Rink.
• Ice hockey is played on an ice surface (natural or artificial). The
ice must be stored at a temperature of about -4 ° C. The field
has a rectangular shape with rounded edges and has a wall
around it to prevent the disc out of the court.
• The field is bounded by lines of different colors (red and blue). A
red line in the center, dividing the field in half, two blue lines on
both sides of the previous line delimiting the field into three
zones: defensive zone, neutral and attack. These blue lines serve
the referee to see if a player is offside.
• There are also nine points (faceoff spots). One in the center,
from where the kick-off, four takes place in the neutral zone and
finally, two points in the frontcourt.

8. Tournaments.
• The International Ice Hockey Federation
(IIHF) organizes the following
international events:
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•Campeonato del mundo.
•Campeonato del mundo para mujeres.
•Campeonato del mundo sub 20.
•Campeonato del mundo sub 18 .
•European Champions Cup.
•European Woman Champions Cup.
•Continental Cup.