Girls Hockey vs Boys Ice Hockey

The game of ice hockey first started on a pond or lake with just sticks and steel blades on players shoes. Men’s ice hockey originated in the 1800’s in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canada's first college, Kings College School, established in 1788, adapted the exciting field game of hurley to the ice and originated a new winter game, Ice Hurley. Later on ice hurley evolved to ice hockey and was modified by others throughout Canada and European countries. Men adopted the game of ice hockey first and inspired women to create their own version of the game. Women’s ice hockey originated in Canada by the Sexton sisters. B

Although both women’s and men’s ice hockey follow the bylaws of USA Hockey, there are several differences in the rules of each game. For instance, women’s ice hockey is played without checking. According to USA Hockey, “a body check is one in which a player checks an opponent who does or does not have possession of the puck, by using his or her hip or body, diagonally from the front or straight from the side, and does not take more than two fast steps in executing the check”(USAhockey.com). Women are allowed to have body contact but it must only occur between opponents during the normal process of playing the puck, providing there has been no overt hip, shoulder or arm contact to physically force the opponent off of the puck. In men’s ice hockey, full body contact and checking is allowed and encouraged. Although men are allowed to check they may not head-butt, hook, slash, spear, charge, board, butt-end, check from behind, cross-check, elbow, high stick, hold, knee, or trip an opponent just like women. Women are also not allowed to take slap shots in the U-16, U-14, U-12, and U-10 age divisions. After skills have been advanced in the U-19 and Women’s age divisions women are allowed to take slap shots. Both sexes play under the same bylaws, although some specific rules apply to females to aid in their safety on the ice.

The game of ice hockey

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