National Hockey League

the hockey games, he’d be cheering for goals and yelling at the referees, and I would always be so confused. “What are they doing?” i’d ask my dad. He’d only reply with, “playing hockey,” and then he’d go back to the game. I never understood why he was so into the game until I got older and ended up watching it next to him. Now I still ask that same question, only its towards the referee’s. “Crap calls, that's what.” Dad always got into the games, actually my whole family consists of hockey…

• Road hockey is a sport and hobby that every child, teen, and adult has grown up playing, and has shaped there lives for the better both physically and mentally; but some may not agree as they feel it’s a major hazard. • Road hockey allows youth to be fit, healthy, reduce stress and make friends. • For many concerned parents and they feel as if the kids are at risk because of dangerous drivers not obeying speed limits in residential areas. • This will talk about both the pros and cons of road…

Hockey and footballs discussion has come up many times over the years and the question is which sport is tougher? Most people side with their own sport. Football fans choose football, hockey fans pick hockey. This discussion always has fans split down the middle. Let's start with hockey, first of all I am a big hockey fan have been playing it since I was 3 years old. Alright hockey players skate on ice with skate blades about ⅛ of an inch which is way harder than then playing on turf with both…

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…

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…