BETTING ON ICE HOCKEY
One of the few sports played on ice by skaters is ice hockey, a team game which is very popular in Canada, in northern parts of the United States and even Europe.
Like any other sport, analyzing the origins of ice hockey won't bring clear information - except for a wide range of theories which can't be confirmed 100%, but what we can say for sure is that the modern game of ice hockey was first played in the 19th century in Canada.
Canada and United States are considered to be the countries of ice hockey because they host one of the greatest ice hockey competitions, the National Hockey League (NHL) - which attracts some of the best highly-skilled players from all over the world and enjoys records in terms of attendance. For example, the world record for attendance was set on 11th December 2010 in America, when over 100 000 tickets were sold for the match between Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans.
The fans of ice hockey have many reasons to be happy because they can find a wide verity of betting markets, along with exclusive promotions and even live video transmissions. For example, Bet365 manages to provide live video transmissions for most NHL games and even for European games.
In terms of online betting markets, ice hockey is a sport which enjoys an extremely wide range of betting options. online betting sites can deliver even over 60-70 types of bets/match, including markets like:
o Puck line;
o Game totals;
o Money line;
o Margin of victory (you can bet on a team to win by 1 goal, 3 goals, 5+ goals or additional margins);
o Final score;
o Money line 3-way;
o Time of 1st score;
o Race to 3 goals;
o Team scoring first wins game;
o Highest scoring period;
o Game total, Team total (odd or even);
o Team to score first;
o Team to score last.
Other special betting markets can be added by some online bookmakers, such as: will there be overtime, correct score for each period, total goals for each period, handicap betting for match or periods, to win to nil, both teams to score, winning method (in 60 minutes, overtime or shootout), highest scoring period and many others.
Overall, ice hockey is a very exciting sport, loved by many people and available in the betting offer of most online bookmakers.
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