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    BASIC RULES OF ICE HOCKEY The objective of hockey is to score more goals than your opponent on their goaltender and to have fun! Playing Surface There are five (5) lines on the ice‚ two (2) goal lines (both at the end of the ice)‚ two (2) blue lines‚ separating the offensive/defensive zones from the neutral zone‚ and the centre red line. The red line is not in play when making stretch passes. Before the NHL lockout in the 2004-05 seasons‚ players could not make two lined passes; resulted

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    Hockey The first recorded use of the word "hockey" is from the 1773 book Juvenile Sports and Pastimes‚ to Which Are Prefixed‚ Memoirs of the Author: Including a New Mode of Infant Education‚ by Richard Johnson (Pseud. Master Michel Angelo)‚ whose chapter XI was titled "New Improvements on the Game of Hockey".[2] The belief that hockey was mentioned in a 1363 proclamation by King Edward III of England is based on modern translations of the proclamation‚ which was originally in Latin and explicitly

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    Justin Freiberg Honors American Government Pd. 2 Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke and Hobbes Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ Locke‚ and Hobbes had a strong influence on the American government. John Locke was a famous British philosopher; he believed that people are shaped by their experiences. John Locke ’s political work he is most famous for is “The Second Treatise of Government”‚ in which he argues that sovereignty resides in the people and explains

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    Despite the fact that ice hockey and roller hockey both have the word hockey in common‚ there are extreme differences between the two sports. There are the obvious differences like one being played on ice and the other on a plastic surface‚ but many of the differences are only noticed by people that have played both sports. As everyone knows‚ ice hockey is played on ice‚ which makes it an extremely high paced game. Unlike ice hockey‚ Roller hockey is played on a plastic floor that consists of

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    Nicole lee 11/5/14 P.6 History behind Hockey Unlike baseball or basketball‚ the origins of ice hockey are murky‚ at best. While some say a version of the game was played by the French and Irish as far back as the 1700s‚ others claim it was invented in the mid-1800s when Canadians with homemade sticks would skate on frozen ponds in Ontario. The first organized indoor hockey game was played March 3‚ 1875 at Montreal’s Victoria Skating Rink‚ between two teams of nine players each‚ many of whom were

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    Each sport has grown to develop its own unique “lingo” and language that can be attributed to famous players‚ cultural influences‚ and to the fans themselves. The name “hockey” does not come from a clear origin‚ but it could be derived from the Middle French word “hoquet‚” meaning “shepherd’s stave.” It was once a belief that the word was primarily mentioned by King Henry III of England in the 1368 proclamation‚ but the modern English translation proved otherwise‚ since it did not translate from

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    Concussions in Hockey

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    Johnson Concussions In Hockey The sport of hockey is an intense test of power and will‚ and as a result of the injuries in sport are common realities that players and coaches are faced with. Among these injuries are concussions‚ arguably the worst injury of all. A significant blow to the head that causes the brain to shake in the skull and sometime even swell causes a concussion. These serious and sometimes life threatening injuries have always been a part of hockey‚ and up until a few years

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    Fighting in Hockey

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    Fighting Should Not Be Allowed In Hockey There are two reasons why I think to eliminate fighting from hockey because it is unsafe and can cause severe damage or injuries to the players. Fighting has been a part of hockey since‚ well‚ the beginning of hockey. Players and fans alike find that fighting allows players to solve their frustration on the ice. It keeps more skilled players from getting hurt by sticking up for them and keeping agitators from messing with their game. But the troubling fact

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    about the history of the national hockey team of the Soviet Union during 1964-1982 under Brezjnev’s control of the country. The Soviet national ice hockey team was formed in 1960s . The coaching tandem of Tarasov and Chernyshev was very successful in creating this new team. Alongside the famous trio of Loktev-Almetov-Alexandrov they installed players like Alexander Yakushev‚ Vyacheslav Starshinov‚ big bear Alexander Ragulin and also one of the most talented hockey players ever‚ Anatoly Firsov. In

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    Hockey Violence

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    Blood on our Ice "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out." Rodney Dangerfield. Ever since the start to the game of hockey‚ violence has always played a role in the sport. While that role both contributing positive and negative aspects to the game‚ violence has taken its toll on not only the players but the fans as well. As violence in hockey is as many fans say part of the game and what makes “hockeyhockey‚ the negative outcomes overweigh the positive. From fights to

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