Fun Olympic Hockey Games for Kids

The winter Olympics is one of the best showcases for the sport of ice hockey. The victory by the U.S. Olympic hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics was voted the biggest upset in the 20th century in an ESPN poll. The winter Olympics have allowed great players from Canada, Russia, the United States, Finland and Sweden to show off their talents on the world stage. The Olympics has raised the interest level of the sport and there are many fun hockey games that kids can play as they get into this great sport.

  1. Shootout

    • One of the best aspects of ice hockey is when a player gets the puck and goes in alone against a goaltender and tries to beat him with a series of moves or a great shot. The National Hockey League has adopted the shootout as a way to break regular-season ties. It's a great game to play with kids because you don't need a full team. You can play on ice or on the driveway with a tennis ball or a plastic puck. Start at one end of the driveway, come in on the goalie and try to score. Do it five times and then switch positions and let your opponent shoot while you try to stop the shot.

    Target shooting

    • Great shooters are able to score on the top goalies in the world when they can fire the puck at the four corners of the net. Set up paper plates in the upper left corner, the upper right corner, the lower left corner and the lower right corner. The object of the game is to hit all four plates in the least number of shots possible. Take as many shots as you need to within 60 seconds, but the winner is the player who can hit the most plates in the least number of shots. So if Joey hits all four plates in 12 shots, while Jennifer hits four plates in 10 shots, Jennifer wins the contest.

    Skating relay

    • Here's a game that will help young players improve their skating. It takes four players on each team. The first player starts at the near goalline and skates to the center line. The second player goes from the center line to the far goalline. The third players goes from the far goalline to the center line. The final player skates with the puck in on the goalie and attempts to score. The team that can compete the relay in the fastest time and score the goal wins the game. If team A skates the relay in 17.3 seconds and fails to score while team C skates the relay in 18.2 seconds and scores, team C wins.