Table hockey

The game consists of a representation of a hockey rink; the players score goals by hitting a small puck into the opposing "net" with cutout figures that represent hockey players.

The game of table hockey was invented in 1932, by the Canadian Donald H. Munro Sr., in Toronto.

Munro, like so many Canadians in the depths of the depression, was short of cash for Christmas presents.

This mechanical game was built out of scrap wood and metal, and included used coat hanger wire, butcher's twine, clock springs, and lumber from the coal bin.

Rick Benej,[2] of Greenwich, NY, has built table hockey games since the 1980s.

The most popular board for many years was manufactured by the now-defunct Coleco company, and most North American boards (such as those built by The Carrom Company and Irwin toys) are a variant of this model.

In their bases, just like in the puck, there is a ball bearing, so they slide like ice skate runners over the board.