I love hockey, ice hockey is my favorite variation, but field hockey is neat too.
I enjoy hockey too, but do not know much about it.
Well it's pretty simple, two teams are each trying to manuever a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal by using a stick.
How many players are on each team?
There are 6 players on teach time on the ice at once, one goalie and 5 other players like defenseman or forwards.
Is the sport full contact and violent?
Oh yes ice hockey is known to be fast-paced and physical, and definitely violent.
Sounds like my kind of sport!  How many hockey teams are there
I'm not sure how many are in the NHL, which is the biggest hockey league. I know that it is also popular in Belarus, Croatia, Russia, and Sweden, so there's probably a lot of teams.