Ice Hockey Puck

Item

Title

Ice Hockey Puck

Rights

Used in the sport of Ice Hockey, no rights to it.

Type

Element of the game of Ice Hockey.

Creator

No creator recorded.

Date

1876 - First recorded under the name "Puck".

Description

A circular piece of (generally black) rubber.

Format

A circular piece of vulcanized rubber (treated with sulfur + heat). About an inch thick, with a diameter of around three inches.

Language

The word "puck" originates from the Scottish word "puc", which means "to strike".

Place

Used in forms of Ice Hockey, usually on ice.

Publisher

The puck has no original creator, but is now mass-produced worldwide.

Alternative Title

Puck

Contributor

Rubber trees produce the rubber necessary to create the puck.

Extent

Palm-sized and very durable.

Identifier

It is necessary for Ice Hockey to be played.

Relation

Handled by hockey sticks, passed around/shot.

Is Replaced By

There is no replacement for the puck within its designated sport.

Replaces

Alternate forms of the puck can replace tennis/lacrosse balls used in off-ice play.

Rights Holder

There is no owner of the puck, but Inglasco Inc. is the producer of pucks for the highest level of Ice Hockey, the NHL.

Subject

Utilized as the focus of the play in Ice Hockey.

Temporal Coverage

Recorded and identified under it's official name, "puck" (1876 - Now)