ECAC Hockey

Gary Bettman, the National Hockey League commissioner, said that the NHL will not be participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. The NHL has been going to the Olympics since 1998. Many fans and players are upset and, even angry at the NHL for not sending their players to one of the greatest hockey tournaments in the world. Some cons for the ban are. There was a poll in Canada to see if people were with Gary Bettman or against the decision. 62% of the people said that they did…

or even the state championship? Well I have and I love hockey. Hockey is a sport that I have loved since I was three years old. My favorite hockey player is Nikita Kucherov. He is a very skilled player and scans the ice very well. To me hockey is like a key to a lock, I have to have it. Whenever I play hockey I always want to win and play good. When Nikita first got into the NHL he was not very good. Now he is one of the most skilled hockey players in the NHL. The reason why he is one of the…

Although Finland was one of the last european countries to be introduced to ice hockey when the country was introduced in 1927 ice hockey flourished. By the 1950s in Finland ice hockey was beginning to be one of the most played winter sports and offered better facilities for athletes. The first indoor ice hockey rink in Finland was built in 1956, in Tampere. This rink was built just in time for the First World Ice Hockey Championships held in Finland. Since the early 1970s the Finnish lions were…

Ice hockey is a game of skill, agility, and retribution. Valerie Wood’s Enforcer immerses the reader into the world of ice hockey, focusing on the toll the sport takes on one particular team position. The enforcer on a hockey team is the guy that habitually protects his teammates through physical retaliation on the ice. If you ever witness a gloves-off fight during a hockey game, chances are that it is being instigated by the team’s enforcer. While they can play a vital and strategic role on the…

cause brain damage and have injuries more serious down the road. Even though people can get hurt and some people do not like fighting, the NHL should keep fighting because it makes the game more entertaining and hockey players typically do not get hurt from the fighting. Some may say that hockey should not have fighting because it promotes violence. “However, it is their choice to watch the sport and it makes more people buy the tickets to we should keep it. For example, they have had to make…

The history of hockey is one of the most contested among all sports. Traditionally, the birthplace of hockey is considered to be Montreal (Canada) (although more recent studies indicate the primacy of Kingston, Ontario or Windsor, Nova Scotia). However, some Dutch paintings of the 16th century depict a lot of people playing on a frozen canal in a game similar to hockey. But, despite this, Canada is still the birthplace of modern hockey. When in 1763 the Great Britain won the victory over Canada…

The Calgary Flames have been in the National Hockey League since 1980. They won the Stanley Cup in 1989, the trophy for being champions of the league. Hockey is considered to be “Canada’s Game” as it is the most popular sport among Canadians. The Flames are one of the seven Canadian franchises in the NHL. They are part of one of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, which is the battle of Alberta. The Flames have nine players currently in the hockey hall of fame. The Calgary Flames generated 430…

There, up on the shelf, sits my shiny red hockey stick. The white tape is worn from my last time on the ice. Black puck marks on the white tape stand out and haunt me back to my last competitive hockey game that resulted in a devastating loss. No, it is not just any hockey stick. The stick that now sits and collects dust followed me on a long journey to places including New York City, Minneapolis, and Pittsburg. At times, it would feel me tremendously shaking with nerves and other times holding…

The Blackhawks Game “Bye dad, got to go to school.” “K. See ya Tyler.” Soon after I left, my dad got a call. The man said in a happy voice, “We’ve known Tyler, your hockey player for a while now. We had the raffle for skating on the Blackhawks ice, and the goalie couldn’t make it to the game. Since Tyler is a goalie, we wanted to ask if he wanted to come to the Blackhawks game with us.” My dad was telling him with excitement, “Yes yes he would love to go! We will be there!” My dad yelled.…

Canada’s victory against the USSR. In 1972 Canada and the USSR were at the peak of the hockey world. It was time that Canada shows the world that they are superior in all aspects. It was not only a series of hockey it was almost a battle between two different government types. The victory of Canada played a superior role in the unity of French and English Canadians. Thus, the 1972 Summit series created a new era for hockey, which positively impacted the way Canadians, feel about their country…