National League

front of thousands of screaming fans? Fists pounding, helmets banging, referees pushing and pulling, blood dripping onto the ice until the feuding players are finally sent to their penalty boxes. For over 100 years, the professional ice hockey leagues of North America have allowed fighting in their games. In most professional hockey games in North America fights occur in almost every game, however, many people want it to be banned. I hope that this letter will strengthen your position that…

National Anthem Protests As you go to sporting events, you hear the National Anthem being played before the athletes start their sporting event. The reason for this is to honor those who served and protect our country and for those who are still doing so. Recently, many NFL (National Football League) players have oppose to stand for the National Anthem. In 2016 Colin Kaepernick, who played football for the San Francisco 49er’s, started a protest trend to kneel for the National Anthem.…

uncommon. One can contribute this to the fact when a man gets older he can not heal as fast and his body starts to break down. “Currently in the National Football League Adam Vinatieri, the oldest person that still actively plays in the league, has reached the age of 44” (Hall of Fame 2017). Vinatieri has beat the odds and has outlasted every other player in the league. One must become an athlete to enjoy playing the sport of football. While there are a…

The NHL, or the National Hockey League is one of many hockey leagues. It is also home to many great players such as, Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Patrick Kane, and many other great players. But one of the best all time players in the NHL is Connor McDavid. Connor McDavid is a young Canadian athlete that started playing hockey at a very young age. He quickly gained an interest and talent for the sport and slowly worked his way to the pros. Connor McDavid was born January 13, 1997 in Richmond…

The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. This league consisted of six teams, called the original six. These teams were the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers. These teams played for twenty five years until the leagues first expansion. Today, there are thirty teams in the NHL. There are six players on the ice, one center, two wings, two defenseman, and a goalie. This is one line, and each team…

Domestic Violence has been broadcasted by the National Football League as an act that shall not go unpunished, but also only results in a two game suspension. Domestic Violence is a crime that has unfortunately gained some popularity in the past few years through the NFL, ruptured communities, and subjects of the crime. Domestic violence is responsible for fragile relationships and some hostile people. Domestic Violence influences the community in the wrong way; it develops bad reputations,…

When it comes to adolescents and playing football one researcher suggested “That athletes will benefit most from being aware about the U.S National Football League concussion litigation. He believes that the reported settlement between the NFL and retired players validates concerns about the dangers of head injuries in football and other contact sports” (Friedrichs 2013). I believe that when it comes…

Mario Lemieux Changed the history of ice hockey, the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mario Lemieux also known as Super Mario or Mr. 66 made pittsburgh a place where football and baseball wasnt the only important sports in the city he added hockey to the market. Super Mario was one of the greatest ever and this is why. Mario Lemieux was a small boy coming out of Montreal, Canada. Lemieux was born on October 5,1965 and soon…

team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team to never win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern) era are one of the most successful NFL franchises. Pittsburgh has won more…

Last NFL season Colin Kaepernick decided to protest racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem before his games. This local movement quickly sparked discussion within conservative media who quickly pounced on the story, “ignoring Kaepernick’s stated intentions and instead accused him of being unpatriotic and disrespectful of the American flag” (citation). However, this wasn’t what brought Kaepernick to news headlines. The controversy exploded when President Donald Trump…