Home›Hockey Codes›Medals or Titles Band›5+Browse By5+Facts5+FAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedHockey is a family of stick sports where two opposing teams use hockey sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal. 15+Filter Results5 entriesSportAllField Hockey (1)Ice Hockey (4)NationalityAllAustralia (1)Canada (3)Czechoslovakia (1)Russia (1)Slovakia (1)United States (1)Active EraAll1956 (1)1965 (1)1971 (1)1978 (1)1984 (1)Competition CategoryAllMixed or Doubles (1)Team (4)CompetitionAll1994 Winter Olympics (1)1998 Winter Olympics (1)2004 Summer Olympics (1)2006 Winter Olympics (1)Stanley Cup (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Hayley Wickenheiser5+Mario Lemieux5+Mark Knowles5+Pavel Bure5+Peter Stastny5+FAQsAre ice hockey players grouped with field hockey players in this atlas?Yes. Players of either code, on any surface, are grouped together by their shared stick-based lineage.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in field hockey or ice hockey, the stick-and-ball or stick-and-puck team sport family, and players of either code on any surface belong here together. Goal-scoring team sport athletes who play without a stick are grouped instead under Football Codes.Sources1. Wikipedia: Hockeytier 2WikipediaHockey, Etymology sectionQuote, Hockey, Etymology sectionHockey is a family of stick sports where two opposing teams use hockey sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.