[BrandoElFollito]

Isn't the stick on the ice a hazard as well?

I have seen maybe a total of 15 minutes of hokey in my life so sorry if the question is dumb, but I would expect that there is a risk to stumble upon the stick?

In volleyball, if a ball rolls within the court, the play is stopped immediately (this happens quite often when you play on several courts side by side)

[OJFord]

The answer to 'what happens if' in ice hockey is 'play goes on' more than in any other I'm aware of, I think it's great.

'Substitutions' being on the fly too (and <1m apart), there's just something kind of raw and basic about it. Obviously there's loads of rules, but the general gist/feel of it just seems a lot more.. I don't know, 'informal', or something, than other games.