how do ice hockey TV audience recognize the players although their quick continuous motion effectively conceals their names, faces and numbers?
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Body language, how they carry themselves, custom colored laces, sticks, the positions they are playing. Plus there’s only five skaters on each side, that’s not a lot of names to remember.
Players have positions. 3 forwards and 2 defensemen. Just knowing that along with a little knowledge about hockey to know where each positions plays will make the guess much easier. Add in style of play, left/right hand, what side of the rink they normally play on, etc and it gets easy over many games.
The more games you watch the easier it gets to recognize the numbers. Also fans who know the usual defensive pairs and lines will know just by memory.
Mostly because of their position on the ice and number on their back. There’s a few assistant-captain and captain with the A and C on their shirt. And then there’s each individual habits, way of moving and apparence (skin color, beard, etc) that define them individually
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