What we know about Hockey

There's two teams versus each other. The main goal is to get the puck in the goal. Played on ice. 10 people are on the ice at one time. When a player commits a penalty, they go to a box for a certain amount of time according to severity of penalty. Gear includes stick, skates, helmets, and padding. High sticking is a penalty where the stick goes above the shoulders or head, not sure which one. Not always played inside. Start in the middle of the rink, and there is a face off to initiate the game. Whoever wins that face off gets possession of the puck. 2 members of the team cannot go past the halfway mark or else an offsides penalty. Goalie guards the goal. Not allowed to go very far from the goal. Overtime may include shoot off or extra time. Three 15 minute periods are the duration of the game. Slapshot is a strong form of an attempted goal shot. Players are allowed to check other players in a form of stealing the puck. Zambonis are required to maintain clean ice for the players to skate on in the middle of the game. If puck goes out of play, the puck is dropped at the nearest of 5 faceoff spots. Team with the most points win. Players are allowed to pass the puck to each other. No holding limit of puck per player. Goalie is the only one who can use hands unless a puck is above someone's head, then they can knock it down in front of them. Known for violence within the sport. Substitutions are allowed as long as one player goes on and goes off. Each goal is one unit. Penalty shots happens after a certain type of penalty. There are two refs on the ice. Teams are possibly divided into divisions. Winner of the season gets the Stanley cup, as well as their team name and year engraved on it. Goal starts face off in the middle again.