Hockey

It was a chilly February day and a bunch of boys and I were discussing playing a game of road hockey after school. We were all sitting around in our 6th-grade science class talking about who should we invite to this big extravagant hockey game. We talked about all the details; such as when the game is, who’s invited and where would we be playing. We all decided on a 3:30 at Davids house and that we would have 9 of us play. By now we were all excited about playing the game and we all just had to…

Ice hockey culture, which has changed throughout time in order to adjust to society, revolves around simplistic ideas rooted deep within the origins and the minuscule changes that are necessary to the game. Certain ideas remain prominent, where players of a team look for solitary expression, the footwear has added a metal blade in the transition from field hockey to ice hockey, and the puck has revolutionized the game with improvements in speed. Ice hockey provides all the aspects of a…

Caption: Looking beyond this hockey puck, this Canadian icon represents my interpretations of self, both on a personal level and as a Canadian citizen. This puck has formed international bonds between countries across the globe. Its heritage symbolizes the acceptance of everyone regardless of their nationality, race, culture or religion. Growing up playing hockey from a young age, this puck has shown me that objectives in life are not always easy to obtain, sometimes you have to dig in the…

dashed out the car and grabbed my hockey bag. I ran into the rink thinking about the game. I was determined that I was going to score a goal because it was my first game I would be playing in. I was so nervous I was drenched in sweat scared like watching a horror movie at night. I was think about the game, and did not know what to expect. Thinking about all those times I was practicing shooting a puck in the driveway. Also practicing on the ice, watching hockey games on tv and going to them. Out…

Does Fighting Have a Place in Hockey? Hockey is a sport played all over the world by people of all ages. Just like any other sport, hockey has experienced changes over the years it has been played. Rule changes, CBA renegotiations, and style of play are a few changes that come to mind, but there is another potential change coming to the sport: fighting. For many years the question has been whether or not fighting should be allowed in hockey. The issue is complex and impactful, and it can be…

In the world of sports there’s been some great action displayed among high caliber athletes. Hockey is a sport that dates back from 4000 years ago in Egypt. Another sport that is widely known across the world for its action, is soccer, or in other countries outside the United States would refer to it, as football. Both of these sports have similar characteristics in the rules and regulations according to the NCAA. of what a player needs in order to win in the playoffs in the sport at the highest…

be allowed in hockey? If you ask many sports writers, they will give you many opinions. However, when the players drop their gloves and square-off, the crowd becomes electrified. There is no doubt fighting adds to the game. In this essay the author will try to persuade the reader to be for fighting in hockey. According to a passage from “TheStar.com” states “according to a Toronto Star-Angus Reid online poll released today, 63 per cent of Canadians who described themselves as hockey fans who…

Learning from our shortcomings makes us wiser and stronger. Failure unveils a chance to turn an undesirable outcome into a building block of character. My hockey career has been a tumultuous trial of highs and lows, but I always learned from the pitfalls. When I started playing hockey at 12 years old, I was aware of the immense disadvantages I would encounter on my journey. I was late to start playing, so this put me almost a decade behind most of my peers’ skating abilities. The discouraging…

Physical altercations must be removed from the National Hockey League due to them creating an added, tremendous, risk of traumatic injuries or deaths. Whether it’s gashes, broken bones or torn muscles through typical ice hockey play in the NHL, each moment of play is riddled with a high chance of receiving a traumatic injury. Fighting only raises this already steep risk of getting hurt and creates a fatal possibility along with a higher concussion chance. Though being a rare occurrence, some…

Pond Hockey and Civic Duty Whether at a stadium with referees and organized periods, or a pick up game with friends on the pond behind my house, I have always enjoyed hockey. However, each of these two styles of play is quite different. A good example of this is when the goalie covers the puck by their goal. In professional hockey, the players are always taught that until the referee blows the whistle, they are to jab their stick at the goalie and his glove in an attempt to knock the puck out…