I've been reading this science fiction book series "Three-Body Problem" by a chinese writer called Liu Cixin that I recommend to everyone who likes sci-fi. Well in that book there's a race called Trisolarians that broadcast their thoughts telepathically and hence don't know the meaning of deceptions as such and so when Lemo tries to teach them hockey it will truly be a game of pure skill when played between trisolarians who are unable to hide their intentions from their opponents minds. Every deke and every shot will be read and reacted upon as it is articulated by a player's mind and the abilities to shoot with ever increasing accuracy and to improvise plays ever more spontaneously will determine which side will come out on top. I have yet to make it far enough through the books to be able to accurately describe the actual physical form of the trisolarians, but I'm sure they have a tentacle or two to grab hold of a hockey stick or two somewhere on their persons alright.