The absence of fans removes the home advantage associated with penalties called by National Hockey League referees. by Joël Guérette, Caroline Blais, Daniel Fiset

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Recovery and sleep monitoring in professional ice hockey. Experiences of the German national ice hockey team (mens U20) by Lutz Graumann

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National Hockey League Fights per Game and Viewership Trends: 2000–2020 by Thomas A. Fortney, Liana J. Tedesco, Nathan J. Kopydlowski, Jack F. Korzelius, Sohil S. Desai, Charles A. Popkin, Charles A. Popkin

“…Fighting has remained legal in the National Hockey League (NHL) due to its purported economic and entertainment value. …”
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Women and Men National Collegiate Athletic Association Ice Hockey Players Were Similarly Likely to Suffer Lumbar Spine Injuries by Anna S. Jenkins, B.S., Jordan R. Pollock, B.S., Sailesh V. Tummala, M.D., Joseph C. Brinkman, M.D., Merritt C. Kropelnicki, B.S., Justin L. Makovicka, M.D., M.B.A., Jeffrey D. Hassebrock, M.D., Anikar Chhabra, M.D.

“…Purpose: To describe and compare the epidemiology of lumbar spine injuries (LSIs) in women’s and men’s ice hockey during the 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 academic years and to investigate sex-specific differences, using data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) database. …”
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Characteristics of external loads of Hockey5s associated with the new version of U16 youth field hockey competition by Jan M. Konarski, Marcin Andrzejewski, Marek Konefał, Paweł Chmura, Mateusz Skrzypczak, Frantisek Zahalka, Tomas Maly, Robert M. Malina

“…Abstract External workloads associated Hockey 5 s, the new version of youth field hockey, were evaluated in 31 elite U16 male field players (15.4 ± 0.7 years) from three national teams. …”
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Tackling gender inequity : Singapore's national female hockey players speak up by Shahrani Rahiman

“…This study revolves around the question of whether the female national hockey players perceive the SHF to be gender equitable when providing for the national teams of the two genders. …”
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<i>FAAH</i> rs324420 Polymorphism Is Associated with Performance in Elite Rink-Hockey Players by Hugo-Henrique Silva, Valéria Tavares, Maria-Raquel G. Silva, Beatriz Vieira Neto, Fátima Cerqueira, Rui Medeiros

“…This is the first study designed to examine the distribution of genetic determinants in the athletic performance of elite rink-hockey players. A total of 116 of the world’s top best rink-hockey players (28.2 ± 8.7 years old; more than 50% are cumulatively from the best four world teams and the best five Portuguese teams), who participated at the elite level in the National Rink-Hockey Championship in Portugal, were evaluated in anthropometric indicators/measurements, training conditions, sport experience and sport injuries history. …”
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Two Sports, Two Systems, One Goal: A Comparative Study of Concussion Policies and Practices of the Australian Football League and Hockey Canada by Annette Greenhow, Alison Doherty

“…This paper undertakes a comparative review of the current policies and practices of two high profile national sporting organisations of such sports—the Australian Football League (AFL) and Hockey Canada (HC)—in governing the issue as a regulatory concern. …”
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Psychological features of hockey players with different stress resistance by A. A. Elkin, I. A. Tuchin, S. A. Parfenov, V. G. Belov, D. D. Fedotova

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“An NHL Touch”: Transnationalizing Ice Hockey in Sweden, 1994–2013 by Ulf Jonas Björk

“…The idea was not original, however; as a newspaper columnist noted, it had been copied directly from the National Hockey league in North America. Luleå’s new entrance concept was part of a concerted effort by teams in Sweden’s highest ice hockey division, Elitserien, to emulate the NHL to make the sport more popular with young fans. …”
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Relationship Between Internal and External Training Load in Field Hockey by Katrine Tuft, Mykolas Kavaliauskas

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Wearable Technologies in Field Hockey Competitions: A Scoping Review by Jolene Ziyuan Lim, Alexiaa Sim, Pui Wah Kong

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Recovery and stress monitoring in elite ice hockey: A longitudinal pilot-study by Patrick Eggenberger, Nadine Buffat, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Emanuel Brunner

“…Methods Twenty-five male ice hockey players from the highest level Swiss leagues at their respective age group participated (i.e., National League, NL, n = 11, age = 24.8 ± 4.1 years and U20, n = 14, age = 18.5 ± 1.5 years). …”
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Running Performance Profile among Playing Positions and Quarters in Elite Female Field Hockey Players by Hokyung Choi, Ji-Eung Kim, Yoon Kim, Ren Hao, Taegyu Kim

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Effect of testosterone in young ice-hockey players on hematological, biochemical parameters and the level of physical performance by N. V. Aksenova, T. A. Mangushev, P. L. Okorokov, E. V. Babaeva, I. V. Zyabkin

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Time domain adaptation of left ventricular diastolic intraventricular pressure in elite female ice hockey athletes by Ping Yang, Jianmei Zhang, Jun Xue, Yunfei Bai, Hui Yang, Ruiping Zhang, Benxiang He

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The Optimal Time Window for Complex Training in Order to Increase Repeated Sprint Ability in Professional Ice Hockey Players by Sébstien Lagrange

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Brain Vital Signs in Elite Ice Hockey: Towards Characterizing Objective and Specific Neurophysiological Reference Values for Concussion Management by Frederick R. Carrick, Frederick R. Carrick, Frederick R. Carrick, Frederick R. Carrick, Guido Pagnacco, Guido Pagnacco, Sergio F. Azzolino, Melissa Hunfalvay, Elena Oggero, Elena Oggero, Tory Frizzell, Christopher J. Smith, Gabriela Pawlowski, Gabriela Pawlowski, Natasha K. J. Campbell, Natasha K. J. Campbell, Shaun D. Fickling, Shaun D. Fickling, Bimal Lakhani, Ryan C. N. D’Arcy, Ryan C. N. D’Arcy, Ryan C. N. D’Arcy

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Motivational Patterns as an Instrument for Predicting Performance Not Only in Football? A Replication Study With Young Talented Ice Hockey Players by Claudia Zuber, Achim Conzelmann

“…The results indicate the importance of achievement motivation for performance in ice hockey also, and this generalizability thus provides relevant clues, which are important for consideration in national programs for talent identification across several sports.…”
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Canadian crime rates in the penalty box by Simon Demers

“…Over the 1962 to 2016 period, the Canadian violent crime rate has remained strongly correlated with National Hockey League (NHL) penalties. The Canadian property crime rate was similarly correlated with stolen base attempts in the Major League Baseball (MLB). …”
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