weather‚ it’s time to get out and get moving. There are many excellent winter sports to participate in‚ bringing not only good health benefits but a lot of fun into day to day doldrums‚ and ice skating is one of those outstanding activities. Rockefeller Ice Rink Wikimedia Commons Cardiovascular benefits Ice skating is one of the best aerobic activities there is‚ and the best part is‚ you’ll be having so much fun out of the rink you won’t notice how hard your body is working until you’re done
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The article‚ Ban Fighting in Hockey discusses the dangers of fighting in the game of hockey. Author Charlie Gillis is arguing the fact that the old saying says‚ “Hockey needs fighting” should be reconsidered. This journal coming out shortly after the death of rookie senior hockey player‚ Donald Sanderson‚ caused the uproar against violence from Gillis. His argument was up against great odds‚ because when Colin Campbell (who is the director of hockey operations) brought the topic of harsher punishments
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Ice Ice Baby‚ Under Pressure In 1981‚ Queen released a song featuring David Bowie title “Under Pressure.” The song was a huge success and was recently listed as VH1’s 31st best song of the 1980’s. 11 years later in 1991‚ Vanilla Ice recorded “Ice Ice Baby‚” which was so popular it ended up being the 1st rap song to ever reach #1 on the billboard top 100. Why was the song so popular? It had an infectious beat that sounded so new‚ yet so familiar. A few months later Vanilla Ice was approached by
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This will be the best year ever because I will be a Pee-Wee in hockey. Hockey has been my favorite sport since third grade. Now that I’m in Pee-Wee’s though‚ I have some new goals. My Pee-Wee goals include getting three goals and getting a shutout as goalie. One way to get goals in hockey is to stay in front of the net. If the puck is in the opposite corner as you‚ you can wait for your team to pass it to you in front of the net. That’s how I got my goal last year. A shutout is when you
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you finally decided to get into hockey. After soccer‚ football‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ etc. What made you start watching it? Was it the fights that happen every 5 minutes? Or the constant penalties? Lockouts? Trades? Or you just ran out of sports to watch? Whatever reason you have‚ you need to know how to be a true hockey fan. Well‚ you can’t be a true hockey fan if you’re not Canadian‚ but let’s forget about that. So‚ you’re gonna have to know how to be a hockey fan. How to cheer on your team‚ how
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Ronald Jeffrey Hextall also known as Ron Hextall has accomplished a pro hockey career . The Brandon native was born youngest in a family of 3. He started his junior hockey career in the SJHL (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League). In the SJHL Hextall played for the Melville Millionaires. Hextall played 37 games in his solitary season. His GAA (goals against average) was 6.57 in his solitary season. In just on game Hextall faced 105 shots‚ and only aloud 21 goals in a 21-2 loss to the raiders. The next
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You like sports? I like sports! Sports are fun. Let’s talk about my Hockey history. Lets jump right into it. Bloomington Thunder is the reason I got into hockey. My dad was able to get hockey tickets from his work and he would take us to the games. The first hockey game I went to was a Bloomington Thunder game. When I went to my first game I got my first hockey puck. I was so excited I held it the entire night (I was like 5 or 6 so I was really hyper and happy). I was watching tv in my room when
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1967 marked a key milestone of the National Hockey League’s history. NHL president‚ Clarence Campbell‚ announced that six additional cities would join the new West Division of the NHL. This enabled the NHL to grow from six to twelve‚ doubling in size. The league would now be changed forever‚ its historical Original Six: the New York Rangers‚ Boston Bruins‚ Chicago Blackhawks‚ Detroit Red Wings‚ Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs‚ would be joined by six new teams: the California Seals
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Hockey‚ about the only team sport where fighting is an embraced aspect of the game. Under certain circumstances though‚ where two players square off and referees are close by to break it up at their discretion. So is fighting considered illegal in hockey? Technically all fighting within a game is illegal and will receive a penalty in which the referee decides depending on the circumstances‚ but it’s usually a five minute major penalty which sends the players involved to “the box”. Fighting is governed
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concussions if hockey helmets were made safer? Scientists are working hard to test top-brand hockey helmets‚ such as Bauer and CCM‚ to see how much power it takes to cause a concussion on each helmet and if scientists figure this out‚ hockey helmets could be made to almost prevent concussions. If hockey helmets were made safer‚ concussions would be less common‚ which would cause more hockey players to continue playing hockey. Hockey helmets being made safer have definite advantages for youth hockey players
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