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===[[Elvira Arellano]]===
'''Hockey''' is any of a family of [[sport]]s in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball or hard round disc, called a [[hockey puck|puck]], into the opponent's net or [[goal (sport)|goal]], past the goaltender or goalkeeper (often abbreviated ''goalie''), using a hockey stick.
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Non-notable subject, no different from the millions of other illegal aliens [[User:L0b0t|L0b0t]] 15:34, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Delete''', per my nomination. [[User:L0b0t|L0b0t]] 15:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
The dominant version of hockey in a particular region tends to be known simply as ''hockey'', other forms being more fully specified.
*'''Keep'''. People who cause governments to act are notable, and the Mexican government asking the US to not deport her is causing a government to act. More sources would be nice, but it doesn't matter. -[[User:Amarkov|Amarkov]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Amarkov|blah]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/User:Amarkov|edits]]</sub></small> 15:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''', Every single action taken by every single government in human history has been caused by people. How does this make one notable? [[User:L0b0t|L0b0t]] 16:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
The major forms of hockey are:
*'''Delete'''. This article does not pass the 100 year test (future speculation) i.e., -- "In 100 years time will anyone without a direct connection to the individual find the article useful?" Nor does it pass the 100 year test (past speculation) i.e., -- "If we had comparable verifiable information on a person from 100 years ago, would anyone without a direct connection to the individual find the article useful today?" See [[WP:BIO]] for notability guidelines. I agree with LObOt, the subject matter of this article is no different from the millions of other illegal alien stories frequently heard about in the news these days. …[[User:Chicaneo|Chicaneo]] 17:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
==Field hockey==
*'''Keep''' current event. Give the article time to develop. --[[User:evrik|evrik]] <sup>([[User talk:evrik|talk]])</sup> 17:34, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Field hockey.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Field hockey game at [[Melbourne University]].]]
*'''Keep''', from the article: "On November 14, 2006, Saulito Arellano appeared before Mexican lawmakers." How many illegal immigrants do you know that have appeared before a national legislature? Plenty of sources written to show notability, and 100-year test is a suggestion, not an actual notability criteria. ''[[User:Hateless|hateless]]'' 17:54, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
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::'''Comment''' Testimony before a govt. subcommittee, especially one of a foreign government, does not automatically confer notability. I have to go before the [[United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services|House Armed Services Committee]] several times per year. Should I get an article in the encyclopedia based soley on that? [[User:L0b0t|L0b0t]] 18:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Field hockey is played with a ball on gravel, grass, or now, most commonly; sand- or water-based [[artificial turf]]s.
Field hockey is popular among both sexes in most countries of the world, but particularly in [[Europe]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and among men in south [[Asia]].
Modern hockey sticks have a hooked blade and are only curved right. Recent regulations have meant that a player's hockey stick can only curve to a measurement of 25mm.
There are 4,000 year old drawings in Egypt of a game resembling field hockey being played. While modern field hockey appeared in the mid-[[18th century]] in [[England]], primarily in schools, it was not until the first half of the [[19th century]] that it became firmly established, the first club being created in [[1849]] at [[Blackheath]] in south-east [[London]].
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==Ice hockey==
[[Image:The Colts applying pressure at the Battalion net.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The [[Barrie Colts]] applying pressure at the [[Brampton Battalion]] net in an [[ice hockey]] game.]]
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Ice hockey is played on ice with a small, 7- to 9-[[ounce]] rubber disc called a [[hockey puck|puck]]. [[Ice hockey]] is played almost exclusively in colder regions in the northern hemisphere, such as [[Canada]], [[Russia]], the [[United States|U.S.]], and [[Scandinavia]]. The most famous league in [[North America]] is the [[National Hockey League]]. Ice hockey is also played at the [[Winter Olympics]] under rules which are slightly different than those used in the National Hockey League.
There are many representations and reports of hockey-type games being played on ice in Canada from the middle ages onwards, but the modern game was initially organized by students at [[McGill University]], [[Montreal]],[[Canada]] in 1875 and, by two years later, codified the first set of hockey rules and organized the first teams.
Ice hockey sticks have a long blade that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held upright and can be curved both ways.
==Rink hockey==
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In southern European countries (such as [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Italy]]) and certain South American countries, especially [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]), the dominant form of hockey is rink hockey. In Italy it is spread in the Northern regions, above all in [[Trentino-South Tyrol]], [[Veneto]] and [[Lombardy]]. Rink hockey sticks have a curled "L" shape, and are about the same size as those in ice hockey. It is played with [[Roller skates#Quad Skating|roller skates]].
Variants of Rink hockey include:
* [[Inline hockey]], played with [[inline skates]].
* [[Roller hockey]], played on concrete, or (ideally) an indoor or outdoor cement roller rink with a ball or a plastic puck. using inline roller skates, and is often played by ice hockey players for training purposes when ice is not available.
==Other forms of hockey==
Other games derived from hockey or its predecessors include the following:
* [[Air hockey]] is played indoors with a puck on an air-cushion table.
* [[Bandy]] is played with a ball on a [[football (soccer)|football]]-sized ice arena, typically outdoors. It is in many ways field hockey played on ice.
* [[Broomball]] is played on an ice hockey rink, but with a ball instead of a puck and a "broom" (actually a stick with a small plastic implement on the end) in place of the ice hockey stick. Instead of using skates, special shoes are used that have very soft rubbery soles to maximize grip while running around.
* [[Bubble hockey]] is played in a plastic sealed table with the 'players' being moved by the use of pushing and turning rods.
* [[Floorball]], or Floor hockey, is a form of hockey played in a gymnasium using a plastic puck or hollow ball, and plastic sticks. It is played in sport halls.
* [[Foot hockey]] is played using a bald tennis ball and using only the feet. It is popular at elementary schools in the winter.
* [[Gym hockey]] is a form of ice hockey played in a gymnasium. It uses a plastic puck and plastic sticks.
* [[Hurling]] is an [[Ireland|Irish]] game
* [[Indoor field hockey]] is an indoor variation of field hockey.
* [[Mini hockey]] (or knee hockey) is a form of hockey which is played in basements of houses. Players get down on their knees, using a miniature plastic stick, usually about 15 inches (38 cm) long and a small blue ball or a soft, fabric covered mini puck. They shoot into miniature goals as well. This is popular throughout North America, though it has not yet made the jump to Europe.
* [[Ringette]] is an ice hockey variant that was designed for female players; it uses a straight stick and a rubber ring in place of a puck.
* [[Rinkball]] is a Scandinavian team sport, played in a ice hockey rink with a ball.
* [[Road hockey]] is a version of ice hockey played (most typically) on residential streets with or without inline skates, on bare pavement. Games are usually informal with no referee and no set teams. Because the game is played in the middle of the road, it can be interrupted by traffic, at which point someone will yell "car" and players move to the side of the road to allow the vehicle to pass.
* [[Shinny]] is an informal version of ice hockey.
* [[Shinty]] is a [[Scottish Highlands]] game
* [[Skater hockey]] is a variant of inline hockey, played with a ball.
* [[Sledge hockey]] is a form of ice hockey played by the disabled. The players sit on sleds, and push themselves up and down the ice with picks on the butt end of their shortened hockey sticks. The game is played with many of the same rules as regular ice hockey.
* [[Spongee]] is a cross between ice hockey and broomball and is most popular in [[Manitoba, Canada]]. A stick and puck are used as in hockey (the puck is a softer version called a "sponge puck"), and the same soft-soled shoes used in broomball are worn. The rules are basically the same as ice hockey, but one variation has an extra player on the ice called a "rover".
* [[Table hockey]] is played indoors with a table-top game.
* [[Underwater hockey]] is played on the bottom of a swimming pool.
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