ICE HOCKEY IN INDIA

By Sri Krishna

Ice Hockey is fast becoming popular and specially in the higher reaches of the Himalayas being played mostly in Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir with severe cold weather enabling the game to be played outdoors. This encouraged Ice hockey enthusiasts from within the country and abroad, to visit places like Ladakh to experience playing in some of the highest elevated rinks in the world. Among a few artificial indoor ice-skating rinks are the Doon Ice Rink in Dehradun which can accommodate ice hockey with an international- sized rink. The game was also part of the 2020 Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg.