Hockey Teams

Ice hockey is a sport played between two (2) teams. We'll walk you through every piece of an ice hockey step by step in this chapter.

What We'll Be Learning

First, we'll learn about home vs. away. Next, we'll learn about the ice hockey team player roster. You'll learn how many players are on an ice hockey team and how many dress for game day. Then, we'll learn about a player's equipment needed to play the game.

Finally, we'll talk about the transition from offense to defense in ice hockey and end with a discussion of substitution rules.

Glossary Terms

At any point, you can go to our ice hockey glossary and look up any of the terms discussed in these chapters. Here are all the terms we will be covering related to ice hockey teams:

• Home Team
• Away Team
• Home Ice Advantage
• Substitutions
• 5-on-5
• Offense
• Defense
• Hockey Puck
• Hockey Stick
• Jersey
• Facemask
• Visor
• Gloves
• Helmet
• Elbow Pads
• Mouth Guard
• Neck Guard
• Thigh Pads
• Shoulder Pads
• Manager
• Captain
• Alternate Captain

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