Ice hockey (colloquially: hockey, ice hockey) is a team game played by two teams on an ice rink with sticks and pucks. Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and Sweden.
The list shows that hockey is most popular in countries with cold weather, allowing for the formation of natural ice surfaces. All of the countries listed have professional leagues, with the North American Professional Hockey League, better known as the NHL, being the pinnacle of the sport.
Hockey is also becoming increasingly popular in Hungary, with both the men's and women's national teams achieving ever greater success in various world competitions.
As the sport is also becoming more popular, hockey related equipment such as hockey sticks, hockey jerseys, hockey skates and other hockey equipment are increasingly being placed under the Christmas tree, for example, whether it is a product for a child or a parent.
In Hungary, one of the most popular hockey webshop is willisport.hu, where all hockey equipment, hockey skates, hockey player equipment or hockey goalie equipment can be purchased for Christmas or birthday.