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Femoroacetabular impingement is a common injury amongst male ice hockey players. Male ice hockey players (n=35, mean age 26,8±4,1) completed an online survey regardingsymptoms, rehabilitation, return to play, pain and timing. The aim of the present study was to analyze the symptoms, rehabilitation, return to play and timing for these variables in male ice hockey players previously treated with arthroscopy for FAI. Fourtythree % of the participants had to retire due to FAI-related symptoms. The present study showed that examples of common FAI-symptoms were located in the groin area, hip flexors and lower back, and that several players were misdiagnosed before getting a FAI-diagnose. The age at onset of FAI- symptoms (mean ± SD) was 19.2±4.8. The time between arthroscopy and ice contact, and the time between arthroscopy and first game was not the deciding factor for the return to play rate. FAI causes pain for many male ice hockey players, even after postoperative rehabilitation and not all players were able to return to play after FAI-arthroscopy.When taking the whole postoperative rehabilitation into consideration, to experience pain during a greater time than not does not seem favourable for outcome regarding pain. The present study is another piece of growing evidence that FAI is a major problem amongst male ice hockey players.