If you spend your nights at the arena or your weekends away at hockey tournaments, then you’re going to love this Hockey Bingo Game free printable. Print copies of the game for players, siblings, and other spectators to play while watching the game.

With long hours spent at the rink, this game is a great way to make the time even more fun and engaging. The BINGO game can be played while you watch a hockey game or it can be played by kids over the course of a weekend away at a tournament.

If you have younger siblings, or other children who come and watch the game, this is a great option to keep kids engaged and watching.

Bingo is such a simple and well known game, but this is played a bit differently. This Hockey Bingo Game is played as you watch the game and observe things happening around you in the arena during the game.

For more hockey, and scavenger hunt type games, check out Hands-On Teaching Ideas Free Printable Hockey Rink Scavenger Hunt. Children can run around the ice hockey arena and find lots of different hockey related items, such as four hockey nets and a scoreboard with the number 2.

Make sure to also check out 37 Best Free Printable Scavenger Hunts filled with scavenger hunts for just about every occasion, location and theme!

Hockey Bingo Game Materials

The hockey bingo card can be printed at the bottom of this post, for free. You can print as many copies as you wish. Players can work through the bingo squares independently or you can create teams to play the game.

The cards are included in black and white and color. The cards are all the same. This bingo game is played slightly differently than a regular bingo game. There is no one calling certain items or rows. Players are responsible for watching a hockey game and their surroundings to find each of the items on the card.

When a player finds one of the things listed, they can cover the square with a small item, use a bingo dabber to mark it off or simply cross it off with a pencil or marker to indicate the item has been found. The items can be found in any order.

Bingo dabbers are always a favorite with kids, but they can get messy. Using a clipboard to attach the bingo page to, can help by giving children a hard surface.

The game may be completed quickly or it may take awhile to find each of the items. May of the things on the bingo card require players to watch the game carefully and spot items when they happen.

How to Play Hockey Bingo

There are lots of ways this game can be used. A few ideas are listed below.

If your hockey team has been playing together for awhile, you can give each family a copy of the bingo card for them to complete. Parents and children can work to complete their family copy of the bingo card.

Children can also play independently and have to find each of the items on their own. Small groups can also be made for players to find the things listed.

If you are using the hockey bingo game during a tournament, players can be given a copy of the card at the beginning of the tournament and have to work on it throughout the tournament and between games. This is a fun way to keep players screen free and thinking about hockey during the whole time away.

The game can also be given to younger siblings and other spectators to play while watching the game. However, you use the game it’s a great addition to any hockey outing.

Ice Hockey Activity

Each of the squares include something, commonly found in a hockey arena for players to find. From a player scoring a goal and a broken hockey stick to a referee and a player tying their skates, this game has everything you’d find at a game!

Some of the boxes, are more challenging to find, such as a player without gloves. This can be found as players take a drink on the bench, or can even include players coming in for a game and aren’t fully dressed yet. You can choose how specific you allow the findings to be.

Alternative Ways to Play

Another fun way to use the bingo game is to include a prize for players when they fill the card. It can be a small treat that children earn during the game. It can also be a prize for the first family or team that completes the card.

Another way to play is to encourage players to take photos of each of the items when they find them. This keeps players accountable, but it also make the game a lot more challenging. Players will always have to be ready to get a picture.

If you think that the game is going to be too challenging or many of the items are not available at your game, you can change the challenge slightly and require players to fill only a row, four corners or a line. This is also an easy way to make the game go a lot faster. It’s up to you how you choose to play.

However you use the game it is a fun extra to add to the excitement already happening with the game and great for team bonding!

If you use the game, I’d love to hear how it went by commenting below.

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