My favorite sport

My favorite sport hockey.
I like to watch hockey

Birthplace of hockey
Traditionally, the birthplace of hockey was considered Montreal(Canada). However, on some Dutch paintings of the XVI century are depicted many people playing on the frozen canal is similar to a hockey game. But despite this birthplace of modern ice hockey is still Canada.

In Russia hockey is one of the most popular sports.

The aim of the game
Ice hockey is a team sport game on ice, consisting in the confrontation between the two teams on the skates, which, passing the puck clubs, tend to throw her greatest amount of time in the gate of the opponent and not to miss in their. The winning team, who scored the largest number of goals in the gate of the contender. washers

Hockey form
For games in hockey need: hockey skates, hockey stick, and hockey form .

In the world there are many hockey stadiums.

Famous Russian hockey players: Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Semin.

I like hockey, but I don't play it