Instead of skates, players use double-blade sledges that allow the puck to pass beneath. Players use two sticks, which have a spike-end for pushing and a blade-end for shooting. A direct descendant of ...

But even still, the U.S. remains one of the world's top hockey countries and figures to make some legitimate noise come puck drop in February — particularly on the women's side. Below are all the ...

In 1973, a cartoon puck teaching the ins-and-outs of hockey became an instant hit. Fifty years later, Peter Puck is gearing up for a comeback. Cartoon characters are forever captured in time.

It may sound absurd, à la underwater basket weaving, but underwater hockey is a real sport, invented (according to ... or plastic stick to push around a puck that’s weighted to the bottom ...