History of Hockey:
Throughout history people have played games involving a curved stick and a ball. There are drawings and depictions of such events in ancient Egypt and Greece. There is even evidence of people playing hockey or stick and ball like games on the ice in sixteenth century Europe. And of course as immigrants came to the Americas, they brought with them many of the games that they had played in their respective countries.

Hockey Ornaments:
Many hockey fans enjoy decorating their homes and Christmas trees with hockey and sports ornaments. Ornaments which help to convey ones love or enthusiasm for a particular theme which in this case would be the love of hockey. There are a variety of Sports Ornaments and specialty nutcrackers to help beautify and accent any sports enthusiasts home.

Playing the Games:
A regular game of ice hockey it is of course played in an ice rink with a total of six players on each team, five regular players and one goalie. The object is to get the puck, which is made of hard rubber into the opposing teams goal and the team with the highest score wins. The players must use their sticks to move the puck around or to pass the puck from one player to another. A team can be forced to play with only 5 players instead of the normal 6 when a player commits a foul and is then placed in a penalty box for a short time which is usually about 2 minutes long.

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