Ice hockey in the United States the ice which divided the ice into three sections, goaltenders are allowed to fall and slide on the ice to help prevent the other team from scoring a goal, forward passing is permitted in the neutral zone, and the game was split into three periods of 20 minutes. In 1912, the game changed again reducing the number of on-ice players to six players from the previous seven. The NHL is the major professional hockey league in North America, with 24 U.S.-based teams and 7 Canadian-based teams competing for the Stanley Cup. While NHL stars are still not as readily familiar
Greece men's national ice hockey team Greece men's national ice hockey team The Greek national ice hockey team () is the national ice hockey team of Greece and as an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) competed in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. Greece are unable to compete in any IIHF tournaments because they cannot fulfill the minimum standard of having one operational indoor rink in the "olympic size". Ice hockey started in Greece in 1984 by players that returned to Greece from abroad. The first official Greek Championship was held in 1989 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with five