It is a game played on an ice rink between two teams, each having five skaters and one goalie, where players have their ice skates on and move at speed to propel the puck past a goal line.
2022 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Dates and Venues
The 2022 ice hockey competition will be held at two places based in China. The first hosting venue is the Beijing National Indoor Stadium which has a capacity of 18,000, also known as the Olympic Green. The second hosting venue is the Wukeson Arena, having 10,000. The competition is to be held from 4th to 20th February 2022.
Olympic Ice Hockey Schedule 2022
*All times in Beijing Time. So you need to convert it to your timezone
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*Schedule subject to change | The event finals are shown in bold.
Olympic Ice Hockey Live Stream and Tv Channels
The major broadcast will be from China Central Television (CCTV) and NBCUniversal coverage In the United States. BBC & Eurosport in the UK and Seven Network in Australia.
For online streaming, you can depend on Peacock Premium or FuboTV for the USA. BBC iPlayer, Eurosport Player & Discovery Plus for the UK. Here is the complete Olympics 2022 Streaming Guide.
Ice Hockey Rules
- The legal team is of 5 skaters and a goaltender.
- Games are held for 30 minutes.
- No overtime during the regular season.
- No slap shots at all.
- Offside & icing is called in the Granite League only.
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Ice Hockey Olympic History
Ice hockey has evolved from a simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland.
