Hockey

Other games derived from hockey or its predecessors include the following:. Valentine may refer to:. In southern European countries (such as Spain, Portugal and Italy) and certain South American countries, especially Brazil and Argentina), the dominant form of hockey is Inline Hockey. Valentine (company), a famous postcard publisher. Rink hockey sticks have a curled "L" shape, and are about the same size as those in field hockey. "My Funny Valentine," a song from the musical Babes in Arms. Modern ones have a hooked blade and are only curved right, whereas ice hockey sticks have a long blade that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held upright and can be curved both ways. Valentine Wiggin, fictional character in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card.

Field hockey sticks are smaller than ice hockey sticks. Bobby Valentine, manager of Japanese baseball team Chiba Lotte Marines. colleges, men in East Asia, and both sexes in Western Europe and Australia. Mai Valentine, alternative name of Mai Kujaku, character of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Field hockey is popular among women at U.S. Luke and Jan Valentine, characters of the Hellsing anime. Today, Hockey Night in Canada, which first broadcast at the beginning of the wireless age, is roundly agreed to be the most popular show on Canadian television every Saturday night. Jill Valentine, a character from the videogame and film resident evil.

Others argue that ice hockey started in Montréal, Québec. Faye Valentine, a character of Cowboy Bebop. Some assert that the game was started in the early 19th century, in Nova Scotia, by Scottish immigrants to Canada, who played on Skinner's Pond with sticks and skates, using cow dung as the puck. Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, a character from the videogame Soul Calibur. Ice hockey is played almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere and predominantly in colder regions such as Canada, Russia, the USA and northern Europe (particularly in Scandinavia). Vincent Valentine, a character from the video games Final Fantasy VII, and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. For example, in North America, hockey refers to ice hockey, whereas in the UK the same word denotes field hockey. Valentine (song), a song by Jim Brickman.

The dominant version of hockey in a particular region tends to be known simply as hockey, other forms being more fully specified. Valentine (movie), the 2001 horror movie. The major forms of hockey are:. Valentine (book), a book by George Sand. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a hard, round disc, ball or hockey puck into the opponent's net or goal, past the goaltender or goalkeeper (often abbreviated goalie), using a hockey stick. Valentine, Haute-Garonne, a commune of the Haute-Garonne département in France. The game is played with many of the same rules as regular ice hockey. Valentine tank.

The players sit on sleds, and push themselves up and down the ice with picks on the butt end of their shortened hockey sticks. Karen Valentine, American actress and star of Room 222. Sled Hockey is a form of ice hockey played by the disabled. Saint Valentine. It uses a plastic puck and plastic sticks. Pope Valentine. Gym Hockey is a form of hockey played in a gymnasium. A gift given on Valentine's Day, or the day itself.

Hurling is an Irish game. Shinty is a Scottish Highlands game. The rules are basically the same as ice hockey, but one variation has an extra player on the ice called a "rover". A stick and puck are used as in hockey (the puck is a softer version called a "sponge puck"), and the same soft-soled shoes used in broomball are worn.

Spongee is a cross between ice hockey and broomball and is most popular in Manitoba, Canada. Instead of using skates, special shoes are used that have very soft rubbery soles to maximize grip while running around. Broomball is played on an ice hockey rink, but with a ball instead of a puck and a "broom" (actually a stick with a small plastic implement on the end) in place of the ice hockey stick. Ringette is an ice hockey variant that was designed for female players; it uses a straight stick and a rubber ring in place of a puck.

Because the game is played in the middle of the road, it is often interrupted by traffic, at which point someone will yell "car" and players stand to the side of the road to allow the vehicle to pass. Games are usually informal with no referee and no set teams. Street hockey is a version of ice hockey played (most typically) on residential streets with or without inline skates, on bare pavement. Underwater hockey is played on the bottom of a swimming pool.

Air hockey and table hockey are played on tables indoors. Shinny is an informal version of ice hockey. Roller hockey is also known as rink hockey and Inline hockey. Roller hockey is a variant of ice hockey that is played on concrete, asphalt or (ideally) a roller rink using inline roller skates, and is often played by ice hockey players for training purposes when ice is not available.

Floorball is played in sport halls. It is in many ways field hockey played on ice. Bandy is played with a ball on a football-sized ice arena, typically outdoors. Indoor field hockey is an indoor variation of field hockey.

This is popular throughout North America, though it has not yet made the jump to Europe. They shoot into miniature goals as well. Players get down on their knees, using a miniature plastic stick, usually about 1 1/4 feet long. Mini Sticks is a form of hockey which is played in basements of houses.

Most widely played in in North America and Europe. Ice hockey, played on ice with a small, 168-gram (6-oz) rubber disc called a puck. Inline hockey, played in an indoor rink with a ball or or a plastic puck. Field hockey, played with a ball on gravel, grass, sand- or water-based astroturf.