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ice hockey
A team sport played on an ice rink with skates and sticks, in which players try to shoot a small hard rubber disk, the puck, into the opposing goal.
Im Winter schauen wir uns oft Eishockey im Stadion an.
In winter, we often watch ice hockey at the stadium.
'Eishockey' (ice hockey) is a compound word made up of 'Eis' (ice) and 'Hockey' (hockey). So it logically describes the version of hockey that is played on ice.
Eishockey ist in Kanada ein Nationalsport.
Ice hockey is a national sport in Canada.
By far the most common verb used with 'Eishockey' (ice hockey) is 'spielen' (to play). If you are a spectator, you use 'schauen' (to watch) or 'sich ansehen' (to watch).
Mein Bruder spielt seit seiner Kindheit Eishockey.
My brother has played ice hockey since he was a child.
When talking about the activity in general, the preposition 'beim' is often used. The structure is then 'beim Eishockey' (in/while playing ice hockey).
Beim Eishockey braucht man eine gute Ausrüstung.
In ice hockey, you need good equipment.
hockey
Both words refer to a team sport played with sticks and a playing object. Eishockey clearly specifies the game played on ice, whereas Hockey in German usually means field hockey, but depending on the international or winter-sports context, it can also refer to ice hockey. For the ice-based version, “Eishockey” is clearer.
Beim Eishockey fahren die Spieler mit Schlittschuhen über das Eis.
In ice hockey, the players skate across the ice.
Beim Hockey auf dem Rasen versuchen die Spieler, den Ball ins Tor zu schlagen.
In field hockey, the players try to hit the ball into the goal.
