Ice Hockey Puck

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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)