Glossary

• Stats Hockey has a useful glossary of terms
• First Base Sports More than just a hockey glossary!

History of Ice Hockey

• Historical development of Ice Hockey From Wikipedia covers games played hitting an object with curved sticks as far back as 4000 years ago and refers to Ireland 1527 and Holland in17th-century Dutch paintings as examples.
• History Time Line From About Pro Hockey about the N American game; "1800's; Ice hockey as we know it is first played in either Windsor, Nova Scotia, Kingston, Ontario or Montreal, Quebec, depending on who you believe and how you read the evidence.." Five more pages brings us up to date. Other research articles
• Copper County Hockey History The Copper Country, in Michigan's Western Upper Peninsula, is considered the Birthplace of Organized Professional Hockey andHome of the Worlds First All Professional Hockey Team!

Rules of Ice Hockey

• Official Playing Rules From USA Hockey
• Rules Directory of sources from around the world by Sports KnowHow

Ice Hockey Equipment

• The ice for ice hockey If you want to know about the ice used for ice hockey, Wikipedia has some info.

Ice Hockey Injuries

• Hockey Injuries From Houston Sports Medical Foundation - the causes and common injuries
• Ice Hockey Injuries Downloadable, pdf file from Injury Research on how injuries can happen in the sport and what is needed to minimise them
• Hockey Safety Links From the Hockey Development Centre Ontario

Ice Hockey Science and Technical info

• The Science of Hockey Seven main sections which can be accessed individually, although we recommend you start with "The Ice."........

Ice Hockey Organisational bodies

• International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world stats, tournaments, news, calendar etc, links to International Associations and key resources
• Special Hockey International Provides an ice hockey program for any child or adult regardless of age, race or gender, who is mentally challenged, is physically able to walk and wishes to learn and play the game
• Women's International Ice Hockey Canadian based, but World coverage.
• International Ice Hockey Federation Official Site

Ice Hockey Competitions

• 2004 World Championship event Prague 2004
• World Cup Held 2004 for only the second time, in venues all round the world
• World Cup 2004 History, news, schedule, countries, venues, participating countries
• US Hockey Used to Cover the USA in the '04 World Cup

Ice Hockey Players

• AZ Hockey Players Biographies about hockey players along with Hockey news and video, pictures, wallpapers etc

Ice Hockey News

• A to Z Ice Hockey Aims to cover ice hockey across the globe - not just links but details about hockey - players, people, teams, leagues, competitions, awards, events, rinks, books, magazines, web sites etc
• Hockey.com ## source for professional hockey news, commentary and reviews
• The Sports Network covers Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey Portals

• Hockey Forums Active forum with lots of subjects
• UK Forums A list of all the UK Forums, including club forums
• Hockey Talk
• Hockey Freak ( memorabilia, players, new to game, NHL fan talk)
• HockeyClips Offers the opportunities to discuss hockey clips!
• Above and Beyond News, analysis, commentary, history, stats, books, humour, links, Fan Forum and more, covering a century of Canada's game from the NHL to Europe to youth hockey. Gateway to unique historical and statistical research, and essays on business, media, violence and other issues, by veteran professional sports writers.

Street Hockey

"a version of ice hockey played with or without skates using either a puck or ball without body checking and with little to no protective equipment as intense physical contact is not very common" For more detail see Wikipedia

• Road Hockey Background from Wikipedia. Including American leagues, nomenclature
• Street Hockey USA News, events, organising a tournament, Team USA, National Championships, where the goalie uses a shield and hammer to guard the goal, and is also capable of scoring points for his team.
• IDTA International Dek Hockey Tournament Association. "Street Hockey/Dekhockey is a running game played similar to ice hockey with the exception that body checking is not allowed. Running, stick handling, passing and shooting are the basic qualities which provide an exciting and fast game. Leagues and tournaments are played in official rinks on all weather playing surface and under the Official Street Hockey/Dekhockey rules. Play consists of 3 periods with officiating and score keeping."

VikingBall

VikingBall bears many similarities to other forms of ball hockey. The main difference is that the goalie (known as the Viking position), instead of using traditional pads, blockers, and a stick, uses a shield and a hammer to guard the goal, and is also capable of scoring points for his team. The sport derives its name from the shape and size of the shield used to defend the goal, reminiscent of the traditional shield used by vikings. The concept of the sport was also inspired in part by passages in the Norse sagas concerning an especially violent game played by the Vikings, where teams fought for possession of a ball using sticks. This sport, often referred to as knattleikr, was arguably a precursor to what we now call hockey. To complement the shield, the goalie's hammer is was designed to serve several functions in gameplay. The hammer is used to guard the goal, to knock the ball towards allied players, and to hit opposing players to score points for the Viking's team. Its design was inspired by representations of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. The sport was created in 2006, and its official organization, the American VikingBall League, is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

• VikingBall This is the official site for the newest form of street hockey, VikingBall

Overview of Ice Hockey in China

• Beijing hockey

Play/Watch Ice Hockey in Japan

Ice Hockey News in Europe

Overview of Ice Hockey in Belgium

• Belgium Ice Hockey News, events teams, leagues, links to Belgium Teams
• Ice Hockey in Belgium
• Women's Hockey in Belgium

Overview of Ice Hockey in Germany

• German Hockey Home Page
• Prohockey English news coverage of the German Elite Hockey League (DEL, Deutsche Eishockey Liga), workplace of over 100 Canadian ex-NHLers and ex-minor league coaches and players like Butch Goring, Dave King, Derek Plante, Paul Stanton or Dave McLlwain; including game recaps, interviews, reports on German NHL prospects and columns by Canadian players Mike Kennedy (Adler Mannheim) and Boris Rousson (Hamburg Freezers).

Overview of Ice Hockey in Greece

• Greek Ice Hockey The Greek Championship, history, players; world championship

Overview of Ice Hockey in Ireland

• Irish Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey in Ireland introduction; history, National teams, clubs, coaching corner, World Championship information.
• Ireland Ice Hockey National Team From Wikipedia History Ranking , performance

Overview of Ice Hockey in Sweden

• Elite Prospects The latest news about the Swedish Elite League can be found here, including in-depth coverage on up-and-coming prospects

Overview of Ice Hockey in the United Kingdom

• Ice Hockey UK The official site of IHUK; about the sport, news, interviews, Team GB, leagues
• English Ice Hockey Association Administrates the game in England; tournaments, Faq, club links,
• Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ice Hockley Supporters Club Provide support, particularly in arranging overseas travel to key matches; tournament schedules and results.
• British Ice Hockey Aim to bring live period by period scores from the majority of games in all the British Major Leagues including.... The Elite League The English Premier League The Scottish and English National Leagues; Forum,
• English Club sites
• The Fifth Online Great Britain and N. Ireland Ice Hockey Supporters Group - arrange trips for the fans to the World Championships, for the seniors and also the juniors and women's teams; news tournaments, players, links to clubs in all the UK leagues, down to Junior level, archives and Forum.

Play/Watch Ice Hockey in the United Kingdom

Ice Hockey in Scotland

History of Ice Hockey in North America

• NHL Draft History From the start in 1963

Ice Hockey Organisational bodies in North America

• BeerLeagueHockey A site dedicated to the celebration and promotion of adult recreational hockey. Equipment reviews, fundraising tips, health and fitness, league information and general news.
• Central Hockey League 17 teams but focused on continued expansion as a development league, furthering relationships with both the National and American Hockey Leagues, Schedule, stats, scoreboard
• Northern California Women's Hockey League League information, Divisions, rinks, Faq, hockey library, stats
• Minor League Hockey Background
• East Coast Hockey league Official site; scores, standings stats for each Division; Kelly Cup Finals
• Central Hockey League
• SPHL official site

Ice Hockey Competitions in North America

• Pro -Ice From the 'About' series, covering the NHL, with additional resources for junior, college, minor pro and international hockey. Includes NHL news and analysis, trade rumours, hockey history, fantasy hockey links and more - Hockey Stats explained, Players to watch
• NHL Players Biographies about hockey players; Hockey news and video, pictures, wallpapers
• SeattleThunderbirds.
• Official NHL Site With full details of history, winners, playoff format, match reports, analysis etc
• NHL Official site; Teams
• NHL Scoreboard And Standings from ESPN
• Teams from Sportsline
• NHL ezine the Hockey News Thorough coverage
• National Hockey League Players' Association The Official Web Site

Ice Hockey Players in North America

• Vincent Damphousse Stats, photos and news about the Sharks NHL centre

Ice Hockey Portals in North America

• USA Hockey News, tournaments calendar, results, National Team, World Cup, safety and much more....
• The Hockey News Ezine with wide coverage of the game in N America; players, teams, championships; fantasy hockey tips
• CNN Sports Illustrated coverage Of American Ice Hockey, NHL American Hockey League, minors, college etc

Overview of Ice Hockey in Canada

• Hockey Canada The sole governing body for amateur hockey in Canada; team Canada, Championships, events
• Canadian Amputee Hockey Team History, mission, news, contacts
• Canadian Hockey League Governing body for the sport in Canada
• Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Players, teams, schedule, standings, stats, links
• Women's Hockey in Canada Woman's Ice Hockey Schools in Canada and camps

Play/Watch Ice Hockey in Canada

Play/Watch Ice Hockey in the USA

Commercial aspects of Ice Hockey in the USA

Overview of Ice Hockey in Australia

• Australian Ice Hockey Federation Championships, news, history and stats, State Associations websites and contacts,
• Sydney Bears
• Melbourne Ice
• Newcastle North Stars
• Western Sydney Ice Dogs
• Brisbane BlueTongues
• Australian Youth Ice Hockey Official site if the 2005 team
• Women's Ice Hockey Schools In Australia
• Australian Capital Territory Governs ice hockey in the Canberra region; news, photos, team,
• Sydney Bears Newcastle Northstars Western Sydney Ice Dogs
• Ice hockey around Sunnybank Brisbane
• Brisbane Buccaneers Southern Stars
• South Australia Calendar, schedules, Divisions, teams, game rules, stats
• Victoria Rules, news, games, rinks, forums
• Women's Ice Hockey Victoria
• Black Hawks Melbourne Ice
• West Australia Superleague, schedules, clubs, state teams
• Wildcats

Play/Watch Ice Hockey in Australia