Unicycle Hockey

History

          Unicycle hockey began in the early 1960's with the Albuquerque Unicycle Club. Hockey was just one of the activities they did on unicycles. The first club that formed solely for the purpose of playing hockey on unicycles was the Wheel People in mind 1970s California. The sport increased popularity shortly after in Europe. The first world championship was held in 1994 in Minneapolis. There were eight participating teams.

Rules

•  As its name would suggest, unicycle hockey is very similar to hockey.
• Each team consists of 5 players. Substitutions are allowed.
• A player may only participate if he is atop his unicycle. If the player falls off, he must reestablish himself back on the unicycle before he can resume participation.
• The object of the game is to put the street hockey puck into a 1.8m wide net.
• Hitting the puck in with your hand is not permitted. You must use the hockey stick
• The game lasts for two 15 minute periods. The clock stops when play stops.

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