The initiative spread from the traditional ice hockey hotbeds in North America and Europe with two games in Oceania, four in Asia and one each in Africa, Central America and South America. 

The Global Girls’ Game started on Saturday (February 18) in New Zealand and ended in Toronto in Canada the following day.

Once one match finished, another match in a different country would start. 

The participants were largely teenage girls, although ages ranged from six to over 40 in some matches. 

In Ice Hockey UK’s game in Sheffield, 13-year-old Charlotte Harris stood out, scoring all five goals in a match including 39 players.

In some countries national team players were mixed with newcomers, while other matches featured players selected from different teams or from regional and national junior selections.

Ukraine used the event to start its first Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.

The players in Canada, the location of the final match, held flags of the other countries' games with the ongoing scores in the air.

Once the last game was over, a final aggregate score saw "Team Blue" defeat "Team White" 135-128.

Reports from each of the 38 matches can be found here.