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Did I forget to mention, I was good at it too even though I never played it before that. I learned about hockey in school and every times I had gym class, I couldn’t wait to go and play. In grade five (5), I was in a floor hockey team. I do not play ice hockey due to the fact I’m still learning how to skate. I love playing hockey more than anything. When I graduated from elementary school, I was looking forward to joining hockey team in middle school. When I finally started middle school, I…

The Philadelphia Flyers turned in a very underwhelming performance falling 6-2 against the New Jersey Devils who ended their 10 game losing streak. The Philadelphia Flyers opened the scoring as Michael Del Zotto finished off a beautiful tic tac toe passing play from Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek. Giroux who has had his fair share of struggles this season is now enjoying a six-game point streak Only 1:11 later Kyle Palmieri tied the hockey game starting a string of three unanswered Devils…

What Makes a Player Perform: Does Attendance Affect Performance? The Carolina Hurricanes is North Carolina’s premier hockey team having won the Stanley Cup in 2006. This victory means the Hurricanes are the only pro sports team in North Carolina who has won a major championship. Lately, however, attendance has been down and the Hurricanes have not experienced the same level of success as years past. This lack of success has fueled relocation rumors and while relocating could help, it is not…

Alexa Guercia How Hockey Effects the Economy: The National Hockey League started in the United States in 1942 and consisted of the original 6 teams: Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hockey is ranked the fourth major 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…

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…

My First Day of Girls Iceless Hockey “I'm scared,”I told my mom. “It will be fine,”my mom said to me lovingly. It's my first day of girls iceless hockey. I am on the Blues. I am playing against the Kings in Grass Lake school. I am so scared I have butterflies in my stomach and they will burst out. Now it was time to start the game. My mom and dad sat in the uncomfortable bleachers. My team practiced and got to know each other. “Hi im…

Cube showed the rhyme to Dre, who made an instrumental track for it” (McDermott, 2002, p 30). One of the original members, Ice Cube, wrote all of Boyz N Tha Hood but the one who would perform it would eventually land on Eazy-E himself. This single launched way towards the album by making Ruthless a neighborhood hero. Everybody always wonder how did N.W.A get started but its…

On the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, Percival was taking his class down to the local outdoor rink for an afternoon of ice skating. A gang of fifteen eight-year-olds was a little much for Percival to handle on his own but fortunately Gwaine wasn't scheduled for a shift at the fire station that day, so he'd volunteered to help…

Recently, the LA Clippers announced their star power forward, Blake Griffin, will be suspended 4 games without pay. This suspension is from his involvement in a scuffle with the Los Angeles assistant equipment manager Matias Testi in Toronto. Griffin will also be fined another game's pay for breaking his shooting hand. Griffin will lose $859,442 out of his salary, but will donate it to a charity that helps disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles. The incident happened at a Toronto restaurant, where…

The game of hockey as it is experienced today is due to many influences throughout several decades of play. Early versions of the sport have been recorded in the mid-19th century. One of the most important factors in shaping the game was the introduction and acceptance of professionalism. Today the most recognizable leagues and teams play at the professional level, such as in the National Hockey League and many high level players boast large salaries. However, in the early formation of the sport…