ICE HOCKEY
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Ice hockey was first played by British soldiers a hundred and fifty years (0) ... on the frozen rivers of Canada. However, it wasn’t (16) ... late in the 1930s that it became established (17) ... a game in Britain. Now, ice hockey is the second (18) ... popular spectator sport in the world, watched by millions.
In a game of ice hockey, players reach speeds of (19) ... to 50 kph, but the puck (a disc-shaped piece of rubber) travels a lot faster - it can fly at (20) ... than 200 kph. Players are allowed to make physical contact with each (21) ..., but only with the hip or shoulder. The hockey stick must remain in contact with the ice (22) ... all times. If a player breaks the rules, he or she is immediately sent off (23) ... sit in the ‘sin bin’, or penalty box, for a (24) ... of minutes. The (25) ... of the team has to continue playing without that player.
Ice hockey is (26) ... only major sport that allows players to (27) ... substituted while play is still in progress, and sometimes this (28) ... place every two minutes. During a game, there are six players from each team on the ice - a goalkeeper, two defenders and three forwards. Most matches, (29) ... consist of three equal periods, (30) ... for an hour.
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