The game of hockey has been around for a long time. It is unknown when and where the game originated from, but we do know how it got started. The game has grown and changed over the years, and is now played all over the world. It has become one of the most popular winter sports on earth. .
Most people believe that hockey began northern Europe, specifically Great Britain and France, where field hockey was a popular summer sport more than five hundred years ago. During the winter when the lakes and ponds became frozen, many of the athletes playing field hockey took the game to the ice. The ice game known as kolven was popular in Holland in the seventeenth century and the game became really popular in England. The ice game was also called bandy, and players would run around the frozen pond hitting a wooden or cork ball, known as a kit or cat, with wooden sticks made out of branches from willow trees. The sport became increasingly popular, and got its name from the French word hoquet, which means "shepard's crook" or "bent stick." .
The sport got so popular in Europe that it spread to North America. The earliest North American games were played in Canada. During the 1870's students from Montreal's Mcgill University began playing ice hockey against each other. This led to the first ice hockey league in Kingston, Ontario, in 1885 and consisted of four teams. Hockey became so popular that games were soon being played on a regular basis in Canada. The English Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston, was so impressed by the sport that he bought a silver trophy and declared that the best team would win this trophy. Eventually this trophy became known as the Stanley Cup, which is awarded to the best team in the NHL (National Hockey League). .
When people first began playing hockey, they wore little equipment. The past hockey players had skates that consisted of blades, which were attached to shoes and sticks were made from tree branches.
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. ...
