...NHL: Should it stay or go is an article written by Ryan Kennedy stating that fighting should be taken out of ice hockey. Ryan believes that hockey will have less injuries, be more of a skilled game, and create more fan base if fighting is taken out of the game. The main idea of this argument is about fighting in hockey. I believe fighting should be kept and allowed in hockey. Fighting draws fan base, makes the game more interesting, protects the star players and takes out more of the cheap shots. The first point Ryan tries to address about fighting is that hockey will have less injuries. Ryan uses his interview with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman as evidence. Gary says, “We are trying to take fighting out of the NHL because GMs are tired of seeing the cheap shots and grudges carried from game to game across the season.” I argue differently, fighting takes out the injuries and cheap shot instead of increasing them. for instance, If a player is cheap shoted and results in an injury, is a six foot eight inch player coming at another scarier than a fine? When players stand up for one another...
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...Messner HPEZ 373 4/8/14 Motion Analysis Report: Hockey Slap Shot The hockey slap shot is a complex movement involving many different joints and muscles. In game situations the hockey slap shot is usually used by defenseman, but can be utilized successfully by forwards as well. There are six phases to a hockey slap shot: backswing, downswing, pre-loading, loading, release, and follow through. The hockey slap shot is most of the time made with a carbon fiber hockey stick that has a pre-determined amount of “flex” to the stick to get the puck moving at such high velocities. Accuracy of the puck placement usually depends of whether or not the puck is struck in the loading portion of the swing or in the release portion of the swing. The follow through is also important when determining placement. Unlike most primary sports movements, the hockey slap shot is a dynamic movement where the player is moving along the ice while striking the puck. This is what allows the slap shot to be so dangerous and interesting. To begin a slap shot a player must place the puck at around the middle of their stance for best power. The first movement of the slap shot is the backswing. Depending on which side the player stick handles, right or left, the dominant hand will be first on the stick and the non-dominant placed further down the stick. For the rest of the analysis we will use a player with a left-handed shot. In the backswing of the shot this is where the kinetic energy is developed for...
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...Trevor Dutkiewicz May 30, 2014 CP English 11-2 Ms. Fagnilli Hockey Over Everything Hockey. What comes to mind when you think of it? Canada? Winter? Ice Skating? Most people would think that, but there is so much more to the sport than you realize. In fact, its Possibly one of the most underrated sports in America. For all of you that overlook hockey, I picked 4 simple topics for you that came from a legendary hockey quote that you will get to hear when I end this speech. it should open your eyes about how hard this sport really is. Now, I understand that most of you in here play other sports, so even if i only convince one person in here that hockey is the hardest sport to play, itll be a good day. And before any of you even start to think that my opinion wont change your mind because you think that the sport you play is harder, hear me out, I may use your sport as an example. First off, to be a hockey player, you need the strength and power of a football player. You have to work on your body to get the power you need behind your shot. Not to mention, theres other players coming at high speeds right at you, and if you don’t like when they hit you, well, in hockey, its legal to drop the gloves and fight. So having the strength of a football player is one of the many attributes that hockey players must require. Next skill a hockey player needs is the stamina of a marathon runner. Speed is key in hockey and having that will give you a great advantage. Youre constantly...
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...other team’s players to the boards. Coaches are yelling to give us more confidence. This is the first round of the Quebec Peewee Hockey Tournament. Ok, let me go back to the beginning and explain this whole thing of what's happening. I was on this team called, “Hershey Quebec Team.” The team is very special and in February, the team goes to the biggest hockey tournament in the world called “ Quebec Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament,” which is held in Quebec. On February 10th, 2017...
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... Department of Physical Education and Athletics S.C.A.A. Interhouse Ball Hockey Rules and Regulations Important Notes • For all rules not covered please refer to the Ontario Ball Hockey rules. • The team captain is responsible for making sure all players are aware of the rules. • All appeals must be handed in writing within 24 hours of the game at the athletic service counter Teams • A team will consist of no more than twelve (12) and no less than six (6) players. • All players must be U of T students/members/staff • Any team defaulting one of their first games will be replaced by a team on the waiting list. • A player may only play on one team • A player must play at least half the season games in order to be eligible for playoffs. • A player must present their student card if asked too by the convener • Teams playing with an ineligible player (ie: non-student/member) will default the game and points will be deducted from the standings. Playing Area • The playing area will encompass the entire gym bordered by all four walls • Balls may be played off any of the walls • There are a maximum of five (5) players and a goalie, or six (6) players without a goalie on the floor per team at a time Equipment • Players must wear helmets with either a cage or half-shield. • Players must wear ball hockey or ice hockey gloves (winter gloves are not acceptable) • Masks are mandatory for all goalies...
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...Violence in ice hockey has been an identifying staple in the sport since “the first hockey leagues formed in the mid-1880’s,” (Ice Hockey Origins, Growth and Changes in the Game). Since the modern era of hockey, and the creation of the Stanley Cup, hockey has been viewed as one of the most violent sports in western civilization. Clarence Campbell, former NHL President has even said that “[w]ithout violence, there would be no such thing as hockey,” (Coakley). To an extent hockey is unmatched in illegal assaults by any other sport, in both amateur and professional leagues, (Colburn). This does not mean that the contact in other sports is not as intense as hockey, for example rugby and football are both very “violent” sports, but this “violence” is carried out within the rules of the game. Hockey is different because it allows fistfights, which are acts of violence that are carried out outside the rules of the game. Hockey fights occur during stoppages of play, or if one breaks out during the play, the play is whistled down immediately in order to break up the fight. What makes this phenomenon interesting is the fact that in many amateur leagues and most professional leagues a five-minute penalty is assessed to the players involved in a fight. In other sports, where similar interactions between players do occur occasionally, an immediate ejection from the game is the penalty. What this does is “tacitly permit fighting by imposing a relatively lenient penalty,” (Colburn). During...
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...Science Fair Project Notes (4 Pages) Science Fair Project Notes (4 Pages) Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of player use their sticks to shoot a frozen rubber puck into their opponent's goal to score. The sport is known to be physical and fast-paced. The teams usually consist of six players that skate up and down the hockey rink that try to pass the frozen rubber puck back and forth trying to score it into their opponent’s goal and the team who has scored the most amount of goals win the game. Three of the six players skate up and down the rink, they are the ones that try to scores the goals. The two out of the six players stay back and are the defenders. They stay back...
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...row, my hockey team was defeated in the last minutes of the first overtime period. Everyone worked so hard to get to the championship, winning would have made us the best team in the league. Hockey is a game of strategy and knowledge. Knowing the plays and making quick smart reactions is as important as being physically in shape. To become hockey smart you must master vision. Vision is the concept of constantly scanning the ice making it seem like you have eyes on the back of your head. By doing this you will know where everyone is supposed to be at any given time. Patrick Kane is not the strongest guy on the ice neither is he the biggest but he has some of the best hockey senses in the NHL. He is able to pass to people without...
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...from experience, because back in the eighth grade I experienced the excruciating pain of combining a compound fracture, and a splintering fracture all at once. The horrific experience of breaking a bone happened on December 27, 2009, at the Reedsberg rink, located right outside of Wisconsin Dells. My hockey team was in an intense battle of winning a game that had grown to be a rivalry throughout the season. Right off the bat at the drop of the puck in the beginning of the game, things got out of control. Kids flying over the boards into the players benches, a couple of sheets of glass broken from people getting put through them, this game was on its way to being something awful. Alex Piachowiski, Reedsberg captain and I had grown up playing together and we’ve never liked each other on the ice together. We both knew that stepping on the ice was a stretcher sentence for one of us. So, as normal competitive athletes do, while others were trying to kill one another we tried to play the game but that never happened hit after hit we both went for the kill. Seeing red, I had...
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...Thesis: Out of all the sports, hockey contains the toughest players and is the toughest sport to learn and play. Purpose: To explain to audience how hockey is the all around toughest sport Introduction: I. How many people here play hockey or even know about it? A. In my lifetime I haven’t met many people that play hockey B. Not too many people can because it’s not the most popular sport in America II. There’s no other sport quite like hockey, it’s the toughest one out there to learn and play while containing the toughest athletes. A. The skill set you need in order to play hockey is unlike any other sport. B. It's proven that hockey is the fastest moving and hardest hitting sport out there. C. On a daily basis, players get injured during games and yet continue to play through the pain. Body: I. The skill set you need in order to play hockey is unlike any other sport. A. Hand eye coordination to be able to control, pass, and shoot the puck B. The strength the be able to shoot the puck fast and hard enough to get it into the net C. The agility, speed, endurance, and acceleration to skate past your opponent or the catch one D. The strength the be able to hit or take a hit E. You have to have incredible balance because you need to apply all these skills while skating on ice with a 1 to 1.5mm skate blades II. It's proven that hockey is the fastest moving and hardest hitting sport out there. A. On average players skate 20-25 mph ("The Mechanics...
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...Historical Film Prompt: Miracle The film Miracle is about the U.S men’s ice hockey team winning the 1980 gold metal for the Winter Olympics, led by head coach Herb Brooks. Miracle was fairly accurate with its historic content during the course of the movie. The director Gavin O’Connor did a good job tying in historical and political background that brought the film together, which made it unique to other sport films. In the beginning of the film there was a sequence highlighting the historical events that lead up to the 1980 Winter Olympics. Miracle specifically opened up with the historical footage against the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Our country endured the time where it was divided because of the support of the Vietnam War. To make things worst, the 1970’s was also a hard time for the United States. The United States had to deal President Richard Nixon’s Watergate Scandal during the year of 1974. A scene in the movie showed a headline saying “5 were arrested in connection to GOP.” Later stating that President Richard Nixon had resigned from office, making him the first president to step down. And the following years lead up to another problem known as the hostage crisis in Iran during 1979 to the 80’s. The film also accurately portrayed the oil crises in the film multiple times. The oil crisis was mentioned early on in the film and in the middle when the coaches were at a gas station filling up their bus. At the gas station there was a sign that announced that the gas station...
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...Lauren-Ashleigh Beaudry Sidney Crosby “Sid the Kid” Special points of interest: Born on August 7, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Hometown Cole Harbour Nova Scotia Learned to skate at three years old In 2004-2005 considered the best hockey prospect in the world Drafted as Pittsburgh Penguins first overall pick July 30, 2005 Crosby’s wears jersey 87 to represent the year that he was born in January 17, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 1 Biography Sidney has excelled at every level of organized hockey he has participated in. “ His hockey skills, temperament and physical stature often bring comparisons to one of the greatest hockey players ever—the great one himself, Wayne Gretzky.” In 1997 at the age of 7, Crosby scored 159 goals in just 55 games. He was the youngest player in history to score a goal in the World Junior Championship. Sidney Crosby has a passion and love for a sport that he is very talented in. He continues to be a leader in the hockey world. Some additional accomplishments include: * Best hockey prospect for the 2005 NHL amateur entry draft. * Art Ross and Hart trophies in his second NHL season (2007). * Youngest player in NHL history to captain a team to the Stanley Cup. * Rocket Richard trophy (2010) * Scored at least one point in 25 consecutive games. 11th longest streak in NHL history (2010). * Scored the winning goal against the United States which earned Canada a gold-medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver Olympics 2010 reasons....
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...OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION “ULYANOVSK HIGHER CIVIL AVIATION SCHOOL” DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PAPER The role of English in the modern world Cadet Kotelnikov Oleg Group ATO-14-2 Supervised by Bershattskaya S.A. Ulyanovsk 2015 CONTENTS Introduction 3 1. Baseball 4 2. Basketball 5 3. American football 6 4. Ice hockey 7 5. Soccer 8 6. Other popular sports 10 Conclusion 11 References 11 INTRODUCTION Americans pay much attention to physical fitness. Many sports and sporting activities are popular in the USA. People participate in swimming, skating, squash and badminton, tennis, marathons, track-and-field, bowing, archery, skiing, skating etc. But the five major American sports are hockey, volleyball, baseball, football and basketball. Basketball and volleyball have been invented in America. There is a large choice of sports in America. This can be explained by the size and variety of the country. Another reason of the popularity of sports is the people’s love of competition of any kind. One more reason is that Americans use sports activities for teaching socials values, such as teamwork and sportsmanship. All this explains why Americans have traditionally done well in many kinds of sports. Every high school offers its students many...
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...Americans Midget Major Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL) team started the formation of the 2012-2013 hockey team. With a good core of returning players and several prospects, the June minicamp ended and based on the talent pool to pick from, the anticipation of a solid team was on the horizon. Then came the month of August, the final molding of this year’s team was complete and on paper this team looked to have a good chance at doing something special. Like in year’s past, a player’s meeting was conducted between the coaching staff and the players. The players were informed of the expectations the coaches demanded from them and for them as a team to set their goal (s). During the meeting we asked the players for only a few things: 1) Give us your all when we are on the ice 2) Conduct yourselves like mature, responsible young adults 3) Have fun. The players were told this is your season, you set your goals and the coaching staff will set their own goals. When it was all said and done each group had one goal. As coaches the goal is to develop these young men into better hockey players and adults and the players came up with one goal and that was to become National Champions. Hard work, dedication, and commitment to each other is what these boys did from the month of August through April. Some people ask, what does it take to become National Champions? Having been part of a special group of hockey players this past season, this is what I can tell you...
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...Joshua Bosman Professor Brown ENG102/9:55am 10/2/14 Concussions in Sports “As Larry got checked out by doctors’ moments ago, he re-enters the game on offense as the Cardinals attempt to win the game.” Concussions are becoming a huge topic in all four major sports leagues, The National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Most of the concussions do tend to happen in football or in hockey, but even boxers, professional wrestlers, Mixed Martial Artists (MMA), and soccer players have been diagnosed with concussions. “Over 250 current or retired athletes - including 50 NFL players and 12 hockey players - have pledged to donate their brains, including Keith Primeau, who retired from the NHL in 2006 due to post-concussion syndrome” (McIlroy and Mick). That itself is a pretty crazy number and that is just in the past five years. That kind of shows how committed to fixing and understanding the concussion crisis is upon us. Concussion protocols in all sports needs to be redefined. There have been concussion protocols for the NFL and NHL that have been put into place since the frequency of concussions started happening. Teams across the nation and even world have started to employ neurologists for when a player gets a concussion so that the proper steps are taken. Usually a player has to sit out if he has failed a part of the concussion test. Recently an Arizona Cardinals player named John...
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