As we move from being a youngster to an adolescent to an adult‚ we have possessions that come and go. Those items that we are able to keep for the entire trip becomes a personal treasure; mementos of our life. After years of aging‚ through these items‚ we are able to piece together our childhood existence. For me‚ one of those items was my "lucky" t-shirt. The back-story to how I received this shirt is rather simple. As I recall‚ or more like from what I can remember‚ it was a frigid mid- January
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BASIC RULES OF ICE HOCKEY The objective of hockey is to score more goals than your opponent on their goaltender and to have fun! Playing Surface There are five (5) lines on the ice‚ two (2) goal lines (both at the end of the ice)‚ two (2) blue lines‚ separating the offensive/defensive zones from the neutral zone‚ and the centre red line. The red line is not in play when making stretch passes. Before the NHL lockout in the 2004-05 seasons‚ players could not make two lined passes; resulted
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Hockey The first recorded use of the word "hockey" is from the 1773 book Juvenile Sports and Pastimes‚ to Which Are Prefixed‚ Memoirs of the Author: Including a New Mode of Infant Education‚ by Richard Johnson (Pseud. Master Michel Angelo)‚ whose chapter XI was titled "New Improvements on the Game of Hockey".[2] The belief that hockey was mentioned in a 1363 proclamation by King Edward III of England is based on modern translations of the proclamation‚ which was originally in Latin and explicitly
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Nicole lee 11/5/14 P.6 History behind Hockey Unlike baseball or basketball‚ the origins of ice hockey are murky‚ at best. While some say a version of the game was played by the French and Irish as far back as the 1700s‚ others claim it was invented in the mid-1800s when Canadians with homemade sticks would skate on frozen ponds in Ontario. The first organized indoor hockey game was played March 3‚ 1875 at Montreal’s Victoria Skating Rink‚ between two teams of nine players each‚ many of whom were
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Justin Freiberg Honors American Government Pd. 2 Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke and Hobbes Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke‚ and Hobbes had a strong influence on the American government. John Locke was a famous British philosopher; he believed that people are shaped by their experiences. John Locke ’s political work he is most famous for is “The Second Treatise of Government”‚ in which he argues that sovereignty resides in the people and explains
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Blood on our Ice "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out." Rodney Dangerfield. Ever since the start to the game of hockey‚ violence has always played a role in the sport. While that role both contributing positive and negative aspects to the game‚ violence has taken its toll on not only the players but the fans as well. As violence in hockey is as many fans say part of the game and what makes “hockey” hockey‚ the negative outcomes overweigh the positive. From fights to
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Hockey is a fast‚ exciting sport played by two teams on a sheet of ice called a rink. Each team has six players on the ice‚ one goalie‚ two defensemen‚ two wingers‚ and one center man. The players skate up and down the ice shooting or passing a hard rubber disk called a puck with sticks. They score points by hitting the puck into the net. Hockey is much faster and swifter than any other sport. As the players streak across the ice‚ their powerful shots and passes can send the puck faster than 100
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In ice hockey‚ a penalty results in a player spending time in the penalty box. Ice hockey has three types of penalties: minor‚ major‚ and misconduct. The harsher the penalty‚ the harsher the punishment. Hockey penalties include: Butt ending: When a player jabs an opponent with the top end of his stick. Checking from behind: Whistled when a player hits an opponent who is not aware of the impending contact from behind and therefore cannot defend himself. Cross checking: When a player makes
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The topic that I have found the most intriguing in the sport of hockey is the increased speed of the game through the decades. The movement speed‚ puck speed and decision making has all increased since the game first began‚ this is resulting in a much higher risk of head injuries. The players in the game today are very susceptible to concussions‚ as many superstars of hockey world have been affected by head injuries which have resulted in many early retirements or a lot of time spent off the ice
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Despite the fact that ice hockey and roller hockey both have the word hockey in common‚ there are extreme differences between the two sports. There are the obvious differences like one being played on ice and the other on a plastic surface‚ but many of the differences are only noticed by people that have played both sports. As everyone knows‚ ice hockey is played on ice‚ which makes it an extremely high paced game. Unlike ice hockey‚ Roller hockey is played on a plastic floor that consists of
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