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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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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National Hockey League (NHL). In generalization‚ most people see that physically fighting someone‚ fist-to-fist‚ is a negative conflict. However‚ in certain sports fighting is the main objective of the sport. For instance boxing‚ kickboxing‚ or the rising sport of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Then people look at NHL‚ and point out that fighting is not the main purpose or goal of the sport. People who disapprove of the fighting also believe that getting rid of the fights in hockey may draw
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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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Fighting Should Not Be Allowed In Hockey There are two reasons why I think to eliminate fighting from hockey because it is unsafe and can cause severe damage or injuries to the players. Fighting has been a part of hockey since‚ well‚ the beginning of hockey. Players and fans alike find that fighting allows players to solve their frustration on the ice. It keeps more skilled players from getting hurt by sticking up for them and keeping agitators from messing with their game. But the troubling fact
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Hockey has always been known to be a physical sport; it is full of body checks‚ hits from behind‚ sometimes the misuse of the hockey stick‚ and even fights. Now all off these are deemed acceptable by hockey fans to a certain extent. When a player swings his stick at another player and an injury occurs to the opposing man the instigator can usually expect to be penalized for a short amount of time‚ maybe even a suspension from the team for a few games. But when does this violent act on the ice
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Sport Research Project Ice Hockey I. History Around 1820 the sport started to catch on among the visitors to the frozen lakes. People had played field hockey and another game in Europe for years‚ but this new version of the old sport required that it’s players put on skates. Using metal blades that could be strapped to their boots‚ the players would cut branches from trees to use as sticks; for pucks they would use round pieces of cork or wooden balls. In the 1870s‚ each team was made
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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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article is written to describe three important factors in group process which are cohesiveness‚ communication and conflict and how they benefit individuals in their master program and future career. Hackman (1987) thought group processes represent interactions that take place among team members‚ or team members and tasks. Hill (2011) addressed that decision-making‚ participation‚ influence‚ and conflict are four aspects of team process that have a profound influence on team effectiveness and that
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Known for its speed and rough physicality‚ hockey can be a greatly hazardous game because of the extremely sharp skates‚ swinging sticks and rock-hard pucks‚ also the smooth playing surface. Players must wear far reaching gear to ensure themselves from the diversion’s different rigors. Unbelievably‚ the hockey cap‚ which ought to be the most evident bit of security gear‚ wasn’t generally piece of the standard uniform. While the first hockey player to wear a defensive head protector stays open to
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