Table 2.

Comparison of local positioning system measured absolute skating distances between females and males during regular season ice hockey games.

	Females	Males	Value of p
Skating distance in very slow speed zone (1.0–10.9 km/h)—(m)
Defense	1790 ± 406	1837 ± 485	0.546
Forwards	1128 ± 384*	1,281 ± 490*	0.004
Skating distance in slow speed zone (11.0–13.9 km/h)—(m)
Defense	936 ± 219	869 ± 245	0.093
Forwards	655 ± 203*	650 ± 256*	0.858
Skating distance in moderate speed zone (14.0–16.9 km/h)—(m)
Defense	934 ± 225	935 ± 258	0.987
Forwards	748 ± 209*	791 ± 313*	0.175
Skating distance in fast speed zone (17.0–20.9 km/h)—(m)
Defense	966 ± 274	1,131 ± 319	0.002
Forwards	1003 ± 288	1,212 ± 452	<0.001
Skating distance in very fast speed zone (21.0–24.0 km/h)—(m)
Defense	337 ± 125	502 ± 194	<0.001
Forwards	445 ± 133*	699 ± 253*	<0.001
Skating distance in sprint speed zone (>24.0 km/h)—(m)
Defense	158 ± 112	316 ± 176	<0.001
Forwards	207 ± 94*	584 ± 227*	<0.001

Data are presented as means ± SD. Values of p represent comparisons of means between males and females within the same position.

^*Represents a significant difference between defense and forwards (p < 0.05).