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Did you know that ice hockey puck used to be made out of cow dung?
While you may already know some basics about playing the sport, you’ll be surprised at some of these weird and interesting facts about the game.
People of all ages love the fast-paced action of ice hockey.
Hockey can be a ruthless sport.
But there’s a lot of fascinating information and history to this adrenaline-filled game.
Here, we discuss the top 10 facts about the ice hockey game that might you not know.
Ice Hockey Facts
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1. The Anaheim Ducks got their name from a Disney movie.
Remember The Mighty Ducks? The Anaheim, California hockey team was named after the famous Disney film and was once owned by the company.
In 2007, a year after Disney sold the franchise, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim won the Stanley Cup.
Today they are known as the Anaheim Ducks.
2. Octopus-throwing is a lucky tradition for Red Wings fans.
When there were only six NHL teams in 1952, eight wins during the playoffs clinched the Stanley Cup.
Think of 8 wins as tentacles on an octopus.
That was the line of thinking brothers Pete and Jerry Cusimano, who threw an octopus on the ice during a Red Wings playoff game that year.
Since the team took the Cup, octopi have become the team’s lucky charms.
And as of 1995, an octopus became the team’s official mascot.
3. Referees drop the puck for a good reason.
Before 1914, hockey refs used their hands to place the puck between the two players’ sticks in a faceoff.
For obvious reasons, this wasn’t a good idea.
After many cuts, bruises, and likely broken bones, they began dropping it between the pucks instead.
4. Fans can be goalies.
What happens if both of a team’s goalies are injured and unable to play?
Fans step in to help! Anyone can serve as a backup goalie, including someone in the audience.
In 2020, an emergency goalie from the audience filled in as the Carolina Hurricanes’ netminder and got the win for the team.
5. Hockey pucks are kept on ice.
Pucks are kept frozen until they are needed in a game.
A modern puck is made of rubber, and it becomes flimsy and bounces when it gets warm.
Freezing the hockey pucks prevents them from bouncing, so players can more easily control them.
On average, 12 pucks are used in NHL games because they thaw so fast.
6. Players can lose 10 pounds or more during a game.
During a hockey game, goalies can lose as much as 10 pounds of water weight.
Goalies sweat a lot because of the lights, the thick, padded layers, and the fact that they play the entire game.
To combat dehydration-induced muscle cramps, goalies consume sports drinks, pickle juice, and mustard packets.
7. Ice in the rink is less than an inch thick.
The ice layer in a professional hockey rink is only ¾ inches (1.90 cm) thick and is kept at -9℃ (16℉).
Thinner ice layers allow the water to freeze faster and harder.
The thicker the ice, the softer and slower it becomes.
8. Hockey players don’t have to wear mouth guards.
Despite the rough nature of the sport, wearing mouthguards is optional in the NHL.
Even though players may still lose teeth when hit directly in the face while wearing a mouthguard, these devices have their advantages.
The mouthguards prevent players from clamping their teeth, biting their tongues, and decreasing the chance of broken jaws or chipped teeth.
9. Players use the Stanley Cup as a snack bowl.
When a team wins the Stanley Cup, every team member gets to keep it for 24 hours.
As long as the watcher or trustee permits it, the players can do whatever they like with the Cup.
Since the Cup is actually a punch bowl, many players use it to hold drinks and snacks.
Some treats enjoyed from the trophy include champagne, chicken wings, cereal, and ice cream.
10. The first pucks were made of cow dung.
Legend has it that the first pucks used in outdoor hockey games were actually frozen cow patties.
But the game must go on, right?
Cut-up lacrosse balls were later made into pucks before taking their final form today — vulcanized rubber.
Ice Hockey Questions And Answers 😲😲😵
Who invented ice hockey?
Ans: The development of the modern version of an organized ice hockey player as a team sport is often credited to James Creighton. In 1872, he moved from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, bringing skates, hockey sticks, and a game with a basic set of rules with him.
How many periods are there in ice hockey?
Ans: Three
A regular game consists of three 20-minute periods, with a 15-minute intermission after the first and second periods. Teams change ends for each period. If a tie occurs in a medal-round game, a five-minute sudden-victory overtime period is played.
How old is ice hockey?
Ans: Early organization. The first recorded public indoor ice hockey game, with rules largely borrowed from field hockey, took place in Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink in 1875 between two teams of McGill University students.
Why is hockey called hockey?
Ans: The name hockey likely comes from the French word hoquet, which is a curved shepherd's hook. A french ball and stick field game called 'hoque' would be brought to England, where it would sometimes be played on ice.
Why was ice hockey created?
Ans: Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and elsewhere, primarily bandy, hurling, and shinty. The North American sport of lacrosse was also influential.
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