Hockey, the Glossary
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium.[1]
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125 relations: Air hockey, Ancient Greece, Argentina, Artificial turf, Asia, Association football, Australia, Ball hockey, Bandy, Bandy ball, Bandy field, Bandy World Championship, Bandy World Cup, Beikou, Bisley, Surrey, Blackheath, London, Box hockey, Broomball, Camogie, Canada, Composite material, Cricket, Croquet, Czech Republic, Daur people, Disability, Disk (mathematics), Eastern Europe, Edward III of England, Egypt, England, Ethiopian Christmas, Eton wall game, Europe, Federation of International Bandy, Fiberglass, Field hockey, Field hockey at the Summer Olympics, Field hockey stick, Finland, First indoor ice hockey game, Floor hockey, Floorball, Foot hockey, Football pitch, Galway, Great Depression in Canada, Handedness, Hockey puck, Hockey stick, ... Expand index (75 more) »
Air hockey
Air hockey is a Pong-like tabletop sport where two opposing players try to score goals against each other on a low-friction table using two hand-held discs ("mallets") and a lightweight plastic puck.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass.
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Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Ball hockey
Ball hockey is a team sport and an off-ice variant of the sport of ice hockey.
Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
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Bandy ball
A bandy ball is a rubber ball used for playing bandy and rink bandy.
Bandy field
A bandy field or bandy rink is a large ice rink used for playing the team winter sport of bandy.
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations.
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Bandy World Cup
The Bandy World Cup is an international bandy competition played in Sweden at the beginning of the bandy season every year, in autumn.
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Beikou
Boikoo tarkbei or Daur hockey is a game similar to field hockey or street hockey.
Bisley, Surrey
Bisley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London.
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham.
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Box hockey
Box hockey (or schlockey) is an active hand game played between two people with sticks, a puck and a compartmented box (typically long), and typically played outdoors.
Broomball
Broomball is a both a recreational and organized competitive winter team sport played on ice or snow and is played either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location.
Camogie
Camogie (camógaíocht) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Composite material
A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Croquet
Croquet is a sport that involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Daur people
The Daur people, Dagur, Daghur or Dahur (Dagur:Daure; Khalkha Mongolian: Дагуур,;; Russian: Дауры, Daury) are a Mongolic people originally native to Dauria and now predominantly located in Northeast China (and Siberia, Russia in the past).
Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.
Disk (mathematics)
In geometry, a disk (also spelled disc).
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Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent.
Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Ethiopian Christmas
Ethiopian Christmas is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well as Protestant and Catholic denominations in Ethiopia, on 7 January (Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar).
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Eton wall game
The Eton wall game is a game that originated at and is still played at Eton College.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Federation of International Bandy
The Federation of International Bandy (FIB; Fédération internationale de bandy, Международная федерация хоккея с мячом, Internationella Bandyförbundet) is the international governing body for the sport of bandy, including the variant called rink bandy.
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Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.
Field hockey
Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper.
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Field hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London.
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Field hockey stick
In field hockey, each player carries a stick and cannot take part in the game without it.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
First indoor ice hockey game
On, the first recorded indoor ice hockey game took place at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Quebec.
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Floor hockey
Floor hockey is a broad term for several indoor floor game codes which involve two teams using a stick and type of ball or disk.
Floorball
Floorball (also known by other names) is a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team.
Foot hockey (also known as Hocker) is a sport related to hockey in which the only equipment is a ball, most commonly a tennis ball, that is kicked about the playing surface by the players in an attempt to score a goal on the opposing goaltender.
A football pitch (also known as a soccer field in the United States) is the playing surface for the game of association football.
Galway
Galway (Gaillimh) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway.
Great Depression in Canada
The worldwide Great Depression of the early 1930s was a social and economic shock that left millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry and often homeless.
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Handedness
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous.
Hockey puck
A hockey puck is either an open or closed disk used in a variety of sports and games more notably ice hockey.
Hockey stick
A hockey stick is a piece of sports equipment used by the players in all the forms of hockey to move the ball or puck (as appropriate to the type of hockey) either to push, pull, hit, strike, flick, steer, launch or stop the ball/puck during play with the objective being to move the ball/puck around the playing area using the stick, and then trying to score.
Hurling
Hurling (iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport.
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920.
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Ice hockey stick
An ice hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in ice hockey to shoot, pass, and carry the puck across the ice.
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Ice skate
Ice skates are metal blades attached underfoot and used to propel the bearer across a sheet of ice while ice skating.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Indoor hockey
Indoor hockey is an indoor variant of field hockey.
Inline skates
Inline skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating.
Inline sledge hockey
Inline sledge hockey is a sport with similar rules to inline hockey, and the same equipment with the exception of a sledge and an additional stick.
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Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
International Hockey Federation
The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.
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International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey.
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
Jockstrap
A jockstrap, also a jock (male), jill (female), strap, cup, groin guard, pelvic protector (female), supporter, or athletic supporter, is an undergarment for protecting the scrotum and penis or vulva during contact sports or other vigorous physical activity.
John Strype
John Strype (1 November 1643 – 11 December 1737) was an English clergyman, historian and biographer from London.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball.
Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
List of water sports
Water sports or aquatic sports are sports activities conducted on waterbodies and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.
Matt Lloyd (Paralympian)
Matthew Lloyd (born 23 May 1972) is a British Paralympian who was born with spina bifida and two club feet.
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McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Middle French
Middle French (moyen français) is a historical division of the French language that covers the period from the mid-14th to the early 17th century.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India.
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Minkey
Mini hockey or Minkey is a modified form of field hockey designed for primary school children.
Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey, LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
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National sport
A national sport is a physical activity or sport that is culturally significant or deeply embedded in a nation, serving as a national symbol and an intrinsic element to a nation's identity and culture.
New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
Northern Europe
The northern region of Europe has several definitions.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Pond hockey
Pond hockey is a form of ice hockey similar in its object and appearance to traditional ice hockey, but simplified and designed to be played on part of a natural frozen body of water.
Power hockey
Power Hockey also known as Powerchair Hockey is a competitive, fast-paced hockey game based on the use of a power wheelchair.
Ringette
Ringette is a non-contact winter team sport played on an ice rink using ice hockey skates, straight sticks with drag-tips, and a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces.
Rink bandy
Rink bandy is a variant of the larger sport of bandy.
Rinkball
Rinkball is a winter team sport played on ice with ice skates and is most popular in Finland, where it is known as kaukalopallo.
Roller hockey
Roller hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using wheeled skates.
Roller hockey (quad)
Roller hockey (in British English), rink hockey (in American English) or quad hockey is a team sport played on roller skates.
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Roller in-line hockey
Roller in-line hockey, American roller hockey or inline hockey, is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and ice hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent's goal to score points.
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Roller skates
Roller skates are shoes or bindings that fit onto shoes that are worn to enable the wearer to roll along on wheels.
Roller sports
Roller sports are sports that use human powered vehicles which use rolling either by gravity or various pushing techniques.
Rossall hockey
Rossall hockey or RossHockey is a unique form of hockey played only at Rossall School, in Fleetwood, on the Fylde coast, Lancashire, England.
Rossall School
Rossall School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) for 0–18 year olds, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.
Sam Jacks
Samuel Perry Jacks (April 23, 1915 – May 14, 1975) more commonly known as, "Sam Jacks," was a Canadian soldier in World War II, inventor, military and civic recreation director, sports coach, creator of the Canadian sport of ringette for girls and the creator and codifier of the first set of rules for floor hockey in 1936.
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.
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Shepherd's crook
A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep.
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Shinny
Shinny (also shinney, pick-up hockey, pond hockey, or "outdoor puck") is an informal type of hockey played on ice.
Shinty
Shinty (camanachd, iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball.
Sled
A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow.
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Sledge hockey
Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability.
Slovakia
Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.
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Spongee
Spongee or sponge hockey is a winter sport and a variant of ice hockey that is played on outdoor ice rinks without ice hockey skates.
Street hockey
Street hockey (also known as shinny, dek hockey, ball hockey, road hockey) is a collection of team sport variants played outdoors either on foot or with wheeled skates (either quad or in-line), using either a ball or puck designed for play on flat, dry surfaces.
Sulfur vulcanization
Sulfur vulcanization is a chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into materials of varying hardness, elasticity, and mechanical durability by heating them with sulfur or sulfur-containing compounds.
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Table hockey
A table hockey game, also called rod hockey game, stick hockey, bubble hockey, and board hockey, is a game for two players, derived from ice hockey.
Tennis ball
A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Times of India
The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.
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The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids
The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids is a book by Eric Zweig published in 2015.
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Underwater hockey
Underwater hockey (UWH), also known as Octopush in the United Kingdom, is a globally played limited-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into the opposing team's goal by propelling it with a hockey stick (or pusher).
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Underwater ice hockey
Underwater ice hockey (also called sub-aqua ice hockey) is a minor extreme sport that is a variant of ice hockey.
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Unicycle hockey
Unicycle hockey is a team sport, similar to rink hockey where players try to hit the ball with their sticks into the other team's goal, except that each player must be mounted on a unicycle to play the ball.
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Wiffle ball
Wiffle ball is a scaled back variation of baseball that was developed in 1953 in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Winter sports
Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice.
Women's Bandy World Championship
The Women's Bandy World Championships is an international sports tournament for women and the premier international competition for women's bandy among bandy-playing nations.
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1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; Spelen van de VIIe Olympiade; Spiele der VII.) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey
Also known as Etymology of hockey, Hockey on ice, Hockey on the ice, Hockey positions, Hockey team, Hockey teams, Hocky, Keretizein, Kerhtízein, Kerētízein, Sub-aqua ice hockey.
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