Ice hockey | History, Rules, Equipment, Players, & Facts
www.britannica.com › sports › ice-hockeyApr 17, 2023 · ice hockey, game between two teams, each usually having six players, who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. The object is to propel a vulcanized rubber disk, the puck, past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender, or goalie.