In this section I will be talking about the success of the Canadian women in hockey. Women's hockey was first played in 1896 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Canada invented hockey and won the first four Olympic gold's. Unlike the Canadian men's hockey Olympic team, the women are the dominant team in the women's hockey. Eight countries competed in women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. The top six countries from the 2000 Women's World Hockey Championship qualified automatically for the 2002 Winter Olympics. One of them was Canada. Canadian National Women's Team has represented Canada at every World Championship (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001), winning each event and never losing a single game. Canada's Women's Team also capped off double gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
In 1998, Hockey Canada debuted the National Women's Under 22 Team for the most promising young female hockey players in Canada. They participate in an international tournament in Europe and in exhibition games against the USA's best young players.
Women's hockey became a Full Olympic sport at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. It was there, that Canada's first Olympic women's team brought home a silver medal for Canada. Canada had defeated Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden and Russia before heading into the gold medal game. The balance of power between the world's two best women's hockey teams met in the gold medal game as Canada faced off against the United States of America. Coming to this game, the United States were 8-0 against Canada and were highly favoured to win the gold medal. Canada then avenged the Nagano loss by beating the US in the gold medal game of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, UT. Canada's Women's Olympic hockey team were crowned Olympic champions. Towards the end of the game, the Canadian people started singing the Canadian anthem. It was a beautiful memory in that game.
Hockey Starting hockey at the beginning of sophomore year has helped my body in many ways. All my life I have played sports but I believe that hockey has bettered my body the most. ... My first year of hockey I was tired in the middle of the second period. ... Starting hockey has bettered my life in more than physically. ... I would be one of those kids if I wasn't playing hockey. ...
Life consists of friendship, learning, and achievement, and hockey has been one path I have taken. Hockey is a game of tradition that has great meaning in people's lives. ... Camaraderie and friendship has sprouted in my life through hockey. ... High school hockey brings friends together. ... A hockey team is more than a group of players meeting a few times a week. ...
Introduction Violence in hockey has been around for a very long time. ... For example a player slashes another player in hockey. ... Is Hockey a Cure For Violence? ... It is seen that hockey is taught to many younger children. ... Is Hockey a Cause For Violence? ...
For people who do not have much hockey knowledge, the stereotype is generally that hockey players are nothing but "goons" who enjoy bloody fights while promoting violence. ... Without the fights in ice hockey, whether it is staged fights or not, fans would not enjoy hockey in the same way. ... This will result in the entertainment value of hockey to go downhill. If fighting in ice hockey does more good than damage, then why is there so many people arguing, fighting in hockey should be banned? ... This has been a key factor to why people are very against hockey fights but to one's surpri...
FLOOR HOCKEY HISTORY Floor Hockey originally started as a different ice hockey, which could be played on streets. ... As floor hockey developed, rules were kept simple to encourage maximum activity, continuous play, and safety. ... Playing Area - A standard basketball court is usually used for floor hockey. ... Equipment - Hockey sticks, goalkeeper's sticks, a lightweight plastic disc called the puck, and a low bounce hockey ball, are used. ... Teams - A regulation team consists of six players, just like ice hockey. ...
There are two things that Canadians love: hockey and beer. ... Bud Light commercials are marketed around the "Hockey Falls in Canada" featuring two big hockey personalities, Barry Melrose and Bill Clement. ... He is by the far the greatest ambassador hockey will ever have. He is the Michael Jordan of hockey. ... With this kind of performance, he really lifted the importance of hockey in Canada and became an international hockey icon. ...
Although both women's and men's ice hockey follow the bylaws of USA Hockey, there are several differences in the rules of each game. ... USA Hockey has recently set up a system to make the youth hockey age divisions the same for both boys and girls. ... There are 49 registered NCAA Division 1 Men's ice hockey teams compared to only 30 registered NCAA Division 1 Women's ice hockey teams. ... Males and females both love the game of ice hockey. ... Women's ice hockey is played with more poise and finesse. ...
At the beginning of the season I had never played hockey before. My hockey skills improved greatly during the time we spent in season. ... I think some of the players were wary of the whole idea of playing hockey, particularly having a set team. At the end of the season all the people on my team were very enthusiastic about playing hockey, and I think everyone put their best effort into the game. ...
In contrast slashing is a serious infraction in hockey and cause cuts and fractured bones. ... In hockey each team has five skaters and a goalie which is very different than lacrosse. ... This far more open playing style makes hockey a more fluid and fast game. ... My next point is that in both hockey and lacrosse goalies are babied. ... Hockey goalies wear considerably more equipment than their lacrosse counterparts. ...