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A favorite for a kid's birthday or adult fan get-together, hockey theme parties may be geared to honoring a major match, a favorite team, or an annual NHL Stanley Cup playoff celebration.

Below, find out how to celebrate your favorite team with a do-it-yourself hockey theme party with tips on homemade invitations, decorations, party food, party games and goodie bags:

Invitations

Along with the time of the party, location, and RSVP information, your homemade invite might include free colorful hockey clipart along with catchy headlines like: • We Are The Champions! • A Cool Hockey Party And You're Invited. • The Puck Stops Here!

Decorations

Use your favorite team colors for napkins, tableclothes and other party ware. Decorate the walls with hockey gear such as hockey sticks or helmets, printable banners or hockey posters.

Party Food

Any sports theme party food should be easy to eat and serve. English muffin pizza, buffalo chicken wings, homemade chicken nuggets, or any other quickly-prepared or make ahead freezer meals are a good bet.

For dessert, Hockey Puck Cake is always a favorite. Make it easy by using a recipe for a 1-layer 9" chocolate-iced cake, then get creative by decorating the top with a favorite NHL or team logo using colored icing or gels. Or go wild with this great recipe for Hockey Sticks & Pucks Cookies.

Party Games

• Stanley Cup Trivia Games

• Hockey Hangman (a variation on Hangman's Noose, where players fill in the missing letters to solve the word puzzle (ie. W _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ _ _ answer: Wayne Gretzky.)

• Pin The Puck on the Goal (as in Pin the Tail on the Donkey, this is great for kids' parties.)

Goodie Bags

Send your guests home with a goodie bag filled with red licorice hockey sticks (bend them at the ends), hockey puck chocolate candies, team stickers, team photos or playing cards.

More Hockey Party Ideas on the Web:

Hockey Food in Canada

Catelli Hockey Zone All-Star Recipes