Anaheim Ducks

Coming into college I found I only had a passion for one thing, soccer. I have played soccer since I was four years old, so the opportunity to play collegiate soccer is the sole reason I decided to attend Concordia University Irvine, but little did I know this would be the best decision of my life thus far for a much different reason. Within my first semester I had changed my major three times. I applied to Concordia as a psychology major, then switched to business, and finally found my calling…

Walt Disney Imagine that you are driving to the coast through Anaheim, California. All of a sudden, you see tall, fast, rollercoasters housed in mountains, crowds of people waiting in line, busses parked everywhere, and hotels circling the park. You think to yourself, “Who invented this attraction? Why did they do it?” Walt Disney did! He improved the U.S., and the world, by making cartoons, movies, and world attractions. Who was Walt Disney? Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901,…

“Opportunity doesn’t make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.” When it comes to the sport of hockey, opportunity means everything. Whether it 's a forward, defenseman, or goaltender, one must be prepared when given a chance. When a player gets a chance, more often than not, the player wants to score a goal or make a big save to preserve the win. There are other players looking to do something different though, players that want to provide a spark using fists, these players are…

INTRODUCTION I. “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be” -Wayne Gretzky II. Greatness is rare. Greatness, no matter the subject, doesn’t come around all too often. Over time, we have seen many come and go that have embodied greatness, but none of them have anything on “The Great One”. III. Now I know that many of you don’t follow the NHL at all and that’s understandable. We hockey lovers are a rare breed in the United States…

November 2nd, 2016. A day that some thought would never come After one-hundred eight years, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series once again. Cubs fans near and far rejoiced as the seventh game ended in a victory for their beloved team. The championship parade took place two days later with millions in attendance, including myself. The party seemed to last about all winter and even into the Cubs opening series of the 2017 season in which they hoisted their World Series Banner in…

Company launched its first short. In 1934, Disney Studio expanded its staff to 200 employees, and Donald Duck makes his first appearance. In 1939 The Walt Disney Company built a 3-Million dollar headquarters in Burbank, California. (Walt Disney Company) One year after the new headquarters was built Disney workers went on strike, in the same year Elias Disney died. In 1955 Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California. It was the first Disney park or resort to ever open. This was a major milestone for…

The NHL lockout of 2012-2013 was caused by a disagreement of ideas creating a new collective bargaining agreement. Some people later have blamed the salary cap and coaches for the loss of an assumed 510 regular season games. In particular, the NHL salary cap is the sum of money any one team can spend on its players. The cap is set in stone for the year thus meaning there is no exceptions to the set amount. Some people think the salary cap should remain in place and control the league for…

Walt Disney Imagine that you are driving to the coast through Anaheim, California. All of a sudden, you see tall, fast, rollercoasters housed in mountains, crowds of people waiting in line, busses parked everywhere, and hotels circling the park. You think to yourself, “Who invented this attraction? Why did they do it?” Walt Disney did! He improved the U.S. and the world by making cartoons, movies, and world attractions for families. Who was Walt Disney? Walter Elias Disney was born on December…

quite possibly the entire globe 's biggest icons and most influential men for decades to last. Born in Chicago on December 5th, Disney practically started out making animations and cartoons right from the get-go. Walt Disney created his first park in Anaheim, California, but the Orlando location of Walt Disney World is the biggest and most tourist-visited park of the bunch.…

the name of “Steamboat Willie” with Walt Disney posing as the voice of Mickey Mouse, the cartoon and the short film was an instant hit. In Disney’s 1929 film “Silly Symphonies” he introduced all of Mickey’s now classic friends, these included Donald Duck, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy; he won his first Oscar for his cartoon “Flowers and Trees”. Then he released the first full length animated film and a movie that is still a hit with the young and old today; on December 21, 1937, “Snow White and…