1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team "’Do you believe in miracles? YES!’ said AABC broadcaster Al Michaels’”‚ (Painter). Al michaels said this line as the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team upset the Soviet Union in the semi-final game. The United States team was composed of a highly skilled coach‚ Herb Brooks‚ as he had just won a national championship for college hockey with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers in 1979 (Barnes). Herb Brooks was not new to the program as he was the
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The article‚ Ban Fighting in Hockey discusses the dangers of fighting in the game of hockey. Author Charlie Gillis is arguing the fact that the old saying says‚ “Hockey needs fighting” should be reconsidered. This journal coming out shortly after the death of rookie senior hockey player‚ Donald Sanderson‚ caused the uproar against violence from Gillis. His argument was up against great odds‚ because when Colin Campbell (who is the director of hockey operations) brought the topic of harsher punishments
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Hockey History of Hockey The game of Hockey has been around from the time of early civilization. Historical records show that a crude form of hockey was played in Egypt 4‚000 years ago. Later in the mid-18th century‚ modern hockey evolved in England. In the 1908 Games held the first Olympic hockey competition for men. In 1909‚ hockey had made its first steps toward an International Federation when the Hockey Association in England and the Belgium Hockey Association agreed to mutually recognize
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Street Hockey Street hockey is a game that requires strength‚ energy‚ stickhandling skill‚ accuracy‚ and sportsmanship. The goal of the game is to shoot the hockey puck into the opponents’ net. The game is started by a face-off. There are two types of face-offs: the standard face-off and the stick-to-stick face-off. The standard face-off is when the opponents face each other in the center‚ and the referee drops the puck in the middle to begin the game. The stick-to-stick face-off is when two opponents
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All die-hard hockey fans have their own opinion on if fighting should or should not be allowed in hockey. There are lots of different debates going on right now and many people are getting a say in what they think about fighting such as‚ former Boston Bruins coach‚ Don Cherry and NHL director of hockey operations‚ Colin Campbell who said that most fans like fighting and that right now it has its place in hockey. Fighting is also a huge part of the game for some very aggressive players so to take
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What is the best sport? Hockey is the coolest sport on earth. While it can injure you‚ a lion’s share people enjoy the rapidly paced game that is hockey‚ since it keeps you in prime athletic shape‚ and people love to see the moves used in play. One‚ major reason hockey is so entertaining to watch is that‚ it is such a rapid paced‚ and aggressive sport. The speed adds to the excitement that boils up in fans. It also moves much quicker than other sports‚ for example‚ baseball or football‚ which can
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On January 26‚ 1961 Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born in Brantford‚ Ontario. At the young age of six‚ Wayne was skating in a backyard rink that his father Walter had built him. It was there that he developed his hockey sense and skills. Walter had a substantial influence on Wayne and his hockey game‚ and it wasn ’t long for Walter to notice that Wayne had some special talents. Growing up Wayne was always the best player in his age group‚ therefore he would play in many leagues above his age. While
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say that hockey has evolved over the years. Gear has changed and so have the players. The game has become faster and stronger and a lot more off ice training and hard work is necessary to go pro unlike it used to be in the 19th century. It is believed that hockey was first played in Windsor Nova Scotia‚ Kingston Ontario or Montreal Quebec. Many people believed it evolved from the Irish game Hurley. Beginning around 1860‚ wooden pucks were used. On March 3rd 1875 the first game of hockey played indoors
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You like sports? I like sports! Sports are fun. Let’s talk about my Hockey history. Lets jump right into it. Bloomington Thunder is the reason I got into hockey. My dad was able to get hockey tickets from his work and he would take us to the games. The first hockey game I went to was a Bloomington Thunder game. When I went to my first game I got my first hockey puck. I was so excited I held it the entire night (I was like 5 or 6 so I was really hyper and happy). I was watching tv in my room when
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