Ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, central and eastern Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia and the United States. Ice
Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup took place from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The United States earned the gold medal with a 5-1 victory against Canada in the gold medal game. As the team does not receive funding under Hockey Canada, many players participate at their own expense. The national team attempts to compete in three or four events per year, with the team pooling monies raised by players, either through fundraising or out of their own pockets to participate. Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team The Canada national women's ice sledge hockey team is the ice