The playing surface, called a bandy field or bandy rink, is a sheet of ice which measures 90–110 metres (300–360 ft) by 45–65 metres (148–213 ft), about the size of a football pitch. The field is considerably larger than the ice rinks commonly used for ice hockey.
Bandy is an incredibly skillful and fast-paced game played on an extremely large ice rink primarily in northern Europe and Russia. To someone who knows little about hockey, bandy can easily be...
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bandy, a game similar to ice hockey. It is played almost exclusively in the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic countries, and Mongolia. A team is composed of from 8 to 11 players who wear skates and use curved sticks to hit a ball. Rink size varies but is characteristically larger than an ice hockey rink (about 100 by 55 m [109 by 60 yards]).
It is best described as field hockey on skates. Each team is made up of 11 players including a goalkeeper. The aim of Bandy is to score goals by hitting an orange or pink ball the approximate size of a tennis ball into the opposing team's net with a curved stick four feet in length.
In bandy, players use a stick that is longer and wider than an ice hockey stick, and the ball used in bandy is also larger and lighter than the puck used in ice hockey.
Bandy Stick: Players use a bandy stick, also known as a bandy bat, to handle and strike the ball. The bandy stick has a curved end, allowing players to scoop and control the ball on the ice.