12 Facts About Pond hockey

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Pond hockey is a form of ice hockey similar in its object and appearance to traditional ice hockey, but simplified and designed to be played on part of a natural frozen body of water.

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Non-competitive pond hockey is played with improvised goals, rinks of a variety of sizes, and no boards or snow barriers.

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In that context, it is meant to describe any form of disorganized ice Pond hockey that is played outdoors, typically on a naturally frozen body of water.

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4.

Pond hockey is just like indoor ice hockey but is played outdoors and most of the time on a lake or pond.

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5.

Pond hockey tournaments are typically played four on four but when playing casually there is no set number of players on a team, though the players try to balance the sides as best they can.

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6.

Since pond hockey started the popularity has soared, official pond hockey tournaments are found across the globe.

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7.

Pond hockey tournaments have entwined the concept of youth pick-up hockey into a serious art form.

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Rules of pond hockey generally follow the same set of rules as ice hockey but are typically less strict depending on the players and the level of play involved.

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Many ice hockey rules are not observed in pond hockey due to the different playing areas.

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One of the other major differences in pond hockey is that checking rarely occurs due to players not wearing the same level of padding as they would playing normal ice hockey.

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One major difference when it comes to Pond Hockey is that all goals are scored from the center.

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12.

Pond hockey has been seen played in many movies including Mystery, Alaska, The Mighty Ducks and the 2008 documentary film Pond Hockey.

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