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Even though many ancient civilizations played hockey in different variations, the modern game of hockey--the field hockey-evolved in the British Isles in the 19th century.Hockey was introduced in India by British Army regiments and the game soon found favour among thenative Indians. The first hockey club in India came up in Calcutta in 1885-86 and soon Bombay and Punjabfollowed suit.Making its Olympic debut at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, Indian hockey team cruised home to its firstOlympic gold without conceding a single goal. The hallmark of this ruthless domination was the wizardry of Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand who mesmerized the Amsterdam crowd with his dazzling skills.From 1928 to 1956, the Indian hockey juggernaut won six straight Olympic gold medals while winning 24consecutive matches. This was the golden era of Indian hockey when India loomed large in world hockeyand produced some of the finest players the game has ever seen.The Indian stranglehold over the Olympic hockey gold came to an end when Pakistan defeated India in thefinal of the 1960 Rome Olympics.

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Hockey

is any of a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck , into the opponent's net or goal, using ahockey stick .

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2 Ice hockey

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3 Roller hockey (inline)

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4 Roller hockey (quad)

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5 Street hockey

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ArticleField hockey game atMelbourne University.Main article:Field hockeyField hockey is played on gravel, natural grass, sand-based or water-basedartificial turf , with a small, hard ball. The game is popular among both males and females in many partsof the world, particularly inEurope,Asia,Australia, andSouth Africa.In most countries, the game is played between single-sex sides, although they can be mixed-sex.The governing body is the 116-member International Hockey Federation(FIH). Men'sField hockey has been played at each summer Olympic Gamessince 1908 (except 1912 and 1924), while Women's Field Hockey has been played each summer Olympic Gamessince 1980.Modernfield hockey sticksare J-shaped and constructed of a composite of wood, glassfibre or carbon fibre (sometimes both) and have a curved hook at the playing end, a flatsurface on the playing side and curved surface on the rear side. While current fieldhockey appeared in the mid-18th century inEngland,primarily in schools, it was not until the first half of the 19th century that it became firmly established. The first club wascreated in 1849 atBlackheathin south-east London. Field hockey is thenational sportof IndiaandPakistan

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Ice hockey

TheBarrie Coltsand theBrampton Battalionin an ice hockey game. Main article:Ice hockeyIce hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a three inch (76.2 mm) diameter vulcanized rubber disc called a puck . This puck is often frozen before high-level games to decrease the amount of bouncing and friction on the ice. The game is contested betweentwo teams of skaters. The game is played all over North America, Europe and in manyother countries around the world to varying extent. It is the most popular sport inCanada, Finland, theCzech Republic, and inSweden. The governing body is the 64-member International Ice Hockey Federation, (IIHF).Men's ice hockey has been played at the Winter Olympicssince 1924, and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women's ice hockey was added to theWinter Olympics in1998. North America's National Hockey League(NHL) is the strongest professional ice

hockey league, drawing top ice hockey players from around the globe. The NHL rules areslightly different from those used in Olympic ice hockey: the periods are 20 minuteslong, counting downwards. There are three periods.Ice hockey sticksare long L-shaped sticks made of wood,graphite, or compositeswith a blade at the bottom that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held uprightand can curve either way, legally, as to help a left- or right-handedplayer gain an advantage.There are early representations and reports of ice hockey-type games being played on icein the Netherlands, and reports fromCanadafrom the beginning of the nineteenth century, but the modern game was initially organized by students atMcGill University, Montrealin 1875 who, by two years later, codified the first set of ice hockey rules andorganized the first teams.Ice hockey is played at a number of levels, by all ages.

Further information:minor hockey

Roller hockey (inline)

Inline roller hockeyMain article:Inline hockeyInline hockeyis a variation of roller hockey very similar toice hockey, from which it is derived. Inline hockey is played by two teams, consisting of four skaters and one goalie,on a dry rink divided into two halves by a center line, with one net at each end of the rink.The game is played in three 15-minute periods with a variation of the ice hockey off-siderule. Icings are also called, but are usually referred to as illegal clearing. For rink dimensions and an overview of the rules of the game, see IIHF Inline Rules (officialrules

). Some leagues and competitions do not follow the IIHF regulations, in particular USA InlineandCanada Inline.

Roller hockey (quad)

Roller hockey played on quad skates.Main article:Roller hockey (quad)Roller hockey (quad)is the overarching name for a roller sport that has existed since long before inline skates were invented. Roller hockey has been played in sixty countriesworldwide and so has many names worldwide. The sport is also known as quad hockey,