Not only is hockey the fastest sport on ice, it's the "Coolest Sport on Earth" (do you understand what I mean?). There is much debate about how hockey started, how its name came to be, and who invented it. Well, none of those questions are answered. No one knows who invented hockey. The game that most resembles hockey is the old sport of hurling. Is that where the word "hockey" came from? This game is played with two teams who chase a flat rock or a hardened cow dropping down a surface (usually frozen) that is used as the rink. To win, they must shoot the object into a net made of vines and branches. Those who believe in this theory point to the curved branch they used as a stick called a hurley. Could this be the origin of the word "hockey"? Regardless to who invented the game, hockey has always been one of the world's favorite sports. The NHL as we know it today is constructed of 30 teams. Not only is hockey fun to watch, it has some of the most exciting players to watch. For example, in current times, you can see star players like "Super Mario" Lemieux, Sergei Federov, Mike Modano, and Brett Hull. There have also been some amazing players who have retired or stopped playing for one reason or another. For example, Wayne "The Great One" Gretzky, Bobby "The Golden Jet" Hull, Howie "The Stratford Streak" Morenz, and Gordie "Mr. Hockey" Howe. My page will bring you a few of the great players of now and then, equipment, positions, and more!

All sports have rules. Unfortunately, all of the rules for hockey are too big to put here so if you want to know the rules, click on the following link:

http://nhl.com/hockeyu/rulebook/index.html