Ice hockey is one of the most action-paced of sports‚ demanding skillful skating‚ expert stick-handling‚ and masterly puck control. The game developed in the frozen expanses of North America‚ and a hundred years ago became the national winter sport of Canada. It also became very popular in the northern states of the United States‚ and later spread to Europe‚ Japan‚ and even to Australia. The game probably arose from boys playing on the ice. The kids probably fashioned pucks from frozen "horse apples"
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and why. I believe ice hockey is superlative because of its complexity and difficulty‚ requiring players to exhibit extremely difficult skills with the finest timing‚ strength‚ and precision‚ as well as how it brings family and friends together. I have spent countless hours watching‚ playing‚ and talking about hockey with some of the people I am closest to. For me it is clear‚ there is no greater sport than hockey. Most people would agree‚ the skills employed in hockey are nothing short of spectacular
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Hockey is by far my favorite sport of all time. I love the environment‚ and all the technique involved in the sport. Everything from slap shot‚ to wrist shots‚ to fighting‚ to passing‚ and even fighting for the puck on the boards has always brought my attention. The amount of effort that it takes to be good at this sport is absolutely ridiculous. When talk about hard work and dedication‚ you definitely need it to play this sport. I’ve tried ice skating before and it really didn’t turn out to well
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OUTLINE Thesis: Although most hockey athlete believes that by wearing required equipment keeps them safe from injury‚ however I believe that these regulations should be stricter because of the severity of recent and past injuries. Introduction: Are equipment regulations enough to keep our hockey athletes safe? I. Injuries a. Richard Zednik b. Clint Malarchuk c. Bill Masterton II. History of Equipment a. Pre 1950 b. 1960-1970 c. 1970-1980 d. 1980-1990 Meredith e. 1990-2000 III
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Hockey .vs. Football (Comparative Essay) Football and hockey are two sports‚ which are similar in objective‚ but very different in their rules and guidelines. In each of these major sports there are rules and guidelines that the players must follow. The topics that will be covered are the weight differences between the players in football and hockey‚ the use of Creatine Monohydrate‚ and last the equipment restrictions. This first paragraph will discuss the weight difference between the players
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Ice hockey was invented in the early nineteenth century‚ and since then the sport has only developed and gotten more popular over the years. Hockey is unrelated to a lot of other sports‚ because it is played on ice. In addition‚ players have to wear steel blades that are razor sharp at the bottom of their skates and compete at a high speed. Furthermore‚ because the sport is so distinct from anything else‚ it takes a certain breed of people to play it and live the lifestyle of a hockey player. Hockey
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Ice Hockey and Lacrosse Both Lacrosse and Ice hockey are two sports that share similar aspects. One example would be that they both require plenty of athletic prowess‚ as well as countless hours of training and practice to master. The high amount of contact in both sports enables a player to become both physically and mentally "tough". Lacrosse has grown to its highest level of popularity it has ever reached over the last ten years. Ice hockey has seen a steady climb in its popularity over
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mom and my sister. It was finally the day that I was going to tryout to make the “A” team of the NJ Avalanche. I worked as hard as an ant all year‚ I took hockey lessons before school‚ and afterschool‚ till 11 o’clock.. I started hockey because of my friend‚ which he introduced me to hockey‚ which then I was interested in playing hockey. Today‚ I have to go to the Ice House to attend the tryout at 7 o’clock.. I knew I could do it‚ but on the other hand‚ I was thinking about what is going to
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taking hitting and fighting out of hockey in the last few years because of the rise in career ending injuries‚ but the cause is from the fact that hockey players having been getting faster stronger and more skilled. Although people do get severe injuries and some take it too far it’s the risk that they face every time they step on the ice. Hitting starts at the age of 11 which I think is an appropriate age to start hitting. Taking Hitting and fighting out of hockey would change the game forever.
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a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey “Imagining a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey” a literature written by Robidoux is a document that falls under historical genre because it provides a narration about a real event of how sport was used promote discipline‚ emotional self-control and fair play through the game of hockey and cricket. It shows how both English and French settlers fought over the kind
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