Effects Of Technology On Hockey

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The sport i picked is hockey. hockey has been affected by technology in many ways like how it was played and what equipment they use. The first hockey equipment was bad quilitity since the players would simply put a blade on the bottom of their shoe and and the stick was just a piece of wood. Then in 1930’s a new skate was introduced and people started designing the stick to be thicker and stronger. Then people would go on and build protection like the mask, faceguards, and elbow and knee pads.

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