NHL Winter Classic

Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Bobsleigh originated in St. Moritz Switzerland as a recreational sport for tourists. The first competitions began in 1884. Bobsleigh’s governing body, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was founded in 1923. A year later, bobsleigh was included in the first Winter Olympic Games. The two-man bobsleigh event was added in the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was excluded in the 1960 Olympics but ever since has been contested. Women’s bobsleigh was demonstrated in…

The weirdest winter sports you need to try (-- removed HTML --) Most winter sports seem kind of nuts. You can just picture the wintertime boredom that persuaded people to strap planks of wood to their feet, or slide down ice face first. Although typical sports like skiing and luge are now professional sports, there are far more crazy winter activities out there. Here are a few of the winter sports from around the world you need to try. Yukigassen (-- removed HTML --) Who doesn’t love a…

Carlee Heinz Mr. McGraw Concert choir May 19th, 2017 For KING & COUNTRY For KING & COUNTRY is the warmhearted contemporary Christian band of brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone. Born in Sydney, Australia to their father, David Smallbone, who was involved in music, and siblings to Rebecca St. James who was also a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter. The brothers moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 because of their father’s job relocation as a music promoter. During high school,…

Most people have heard a story book with the lines “once upon of time” at the beginning when we were younger ether from parents or a school and most girls and some guys watched a disney movie with a princess and a prince defeating the villain and living happily ever after. In reality though the books and movies that people know ,love, and still watched today are actually from a darker story with gore, death, and people with darker personalities from the movies and books that are known by many…

Thinking of You Small waist, round hips, an hourglass shape. This is the ideal shape that women in cartoons are supposed to have. If they're considered evil or bad, they're more curvy like me. So am I evil? Cartoons seem to have a way to share a secret message that we don't see unless we're looking closely. The message that you're not beautiful unless your skin is light, you have a small waist, and have long skinny legs. This is one of the many ones you can get from watching closely. As kids we…

league sport in North America in terms of revenue and has made an impact on not only the spectators but on the economy as well(S. Szymanksi, 2006). From the Winter Classic, to the All Star Game, and even to the devastating 2012-2013 lockout, hockey has made an impact on the United States economy in more ways than one. The Winter Classic has been a game played in hockey since January of 2008. This event is generally held on New Year’s…

Wayne Gretzky: The Great One Wayne Gretzky was the best player in NHL to ever live and there's no doubting it. He has broke so many records and has set most records. He has won the cup 4 times and played with 4 different teams. He also has coached for a couple years. He has done a lot in the NHL, hence the name ‘The Great One’. Gretzky played from 1979 - 1999 and in between those 20 years he played in 1,487 games. Throughout those 1,487 games he racked up 2,857. 894 were goals and 1,963 were…

Dasher boards are a shielding system used in nearly every hockey arena in the NHL. They are the feature that protects the fans from errant pucks and the notorious boards of hockey, in which players are slammed against in a hard check. However, new technology has marketers looking to make use of these necessary safety features. Dasher boards are fast becoming a - - for virtual advertising. First Objective – Protect Obviously, a hockey shot hurdling a small disc made of vulcanized rubber,…