Bandy

winter sport · ice skating · team sport · ball game

Played on ice skates. Bandy players zip across a frozen surface on ice skates while swinging long sticks to control a small ball, similar to how ice hockey players move but with some cool differences in equipment and rules.

Goal is the objective. Two teams compete to hit the ball into the opposing team's goal to score points, with the team that scores the most goals winning the match.

Hockey's ancestor. Bandy is sometimes thought to be the grandfather of ice hockey because both sports belong to the same hockey family and share similar ways of playing with sticks and goals.

Popular worldwide. Bandy is played in many countries, especially in Scandinavia and Russia, and has its own international tournaments and professional teams.

Winter sport essential. You can only play bandy in winter when the water freezes over, making it a sport deeply connected to cold climates and frozen landscapes.