Hockey vs Football Hockey and football have always been compared to one another. Whether which sport is harder‚ tougher‚ more fun to play‚ skill level‚ and etc. Theres is no doubt that they are both loved sports by North America and takes an extreme amount of skill and training. Everyone who loves either one of these sports always claims that their sport is tougher and what not. It’s all about personal opinion. I’ve played both and my opinion lies on the hockey side. Why? Well because in hockey you
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Rules 2010-2011 © Copyright 2010 National Hockey League All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented‚ without written permission from the National Hockey League. National Hockey League Official Rules 2010-2011 i National Hockey League Official Rules 2010-2011
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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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Will fighting be banned? The contemplating debate about the future of fighting in the nhl has astonished the National Hockey League fans. Some say fighting will make the game more dangerous others safer. Fighting is a big part of hockey. Although there are less fights now‚ players need a way to take out their anger and frustrations during a game. Fighting also gives the home team the intensity needed in winning the stanley cup final. If fighting was banned in the nhl players would result in being
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Cerniglia 1 James Cerniglia Professor Boland English Period 4 3/15/14 National Hockey League Fighting Throughout the history of the National Hockey League‚ there has always been controversy whether fighting should remain legal. Some games consist of many fights but some consist of none. February 2nd 2011‚ the Islanders and Penguins had a game filled to the brim with fights; “Fans got to watch one of the most penalized games in recent memory characterized by 15 fighting majors‚ 11 game misconducts
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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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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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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY National Hockey League was established as a non-profit entity in 1917 by 26 teams to govern the league. They had been very successful over the past 75 years with very little exposure. They have thrilled fans and provide financial returns for their owners. Their primary goal is to take hockey to a next level and makes it more popular. They are not worried about competition and are only concerned with overall growth for the sport‚ the owners‚ the players
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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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National Hockey League is one of the most intense and aggressive leagues in the world. The NHL is home to the best professional hockey players in the world; professionals who perform every night for their teammates‚ coaches‚ and especially their fans. This is a league where every night players risk their bodies being knocked to the ice and punched in the face by their opponents. Because of this risk‚ the NHL needs to find a way to protect the star players they have. Fighting and open ice hits should
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