National Hockey League (NHL). In generalization‚ most people see that physically fighting someone‚ fist-to-fist‚ is a negative conflict. However‚ in certain sports fighting is the main objective of the sport. For instance boxing‚ kickboxing‚ or the rising sport of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Then people look at NHL‚ and point out that fighting is not the main purpose or goal of the sport. People who disapprove of the fighting also believe that getting rid of the fights in hockey may draw
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Hockey is a fast‚ exciting sport played by two teams on a sheet of ice called a rink. Each team has six players on the ice‚ one goalie‚ two defensemen‚ two wingers‚ and one center man. The players skate up and down the ice shooting or passing a hard rubber disk called a puck with sticks. They score points by hitting the puck into the net. Hockey is much faster and swifter than any other sport. As the players streak across the ice‚ their powerful shots and passes can send the puck faster than 100
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Hockey has always been known to be a physical sport; it is full of body checks‚ hits from behind‚ sometimes the misuse of the hockey stick‚ and even fights. Now all off these are deemed acceptable by hockey fans to a certain extent. When a player swings his stick at another player and an injury occurs to the opposing man the instigator can usually expect to be penalized for a short amount of time‚ maybe even a suspension from the team for a few games. But when does this violent act on the ice
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Sport Research Project Ice Hockey I. History Around 1820 the sport started to catch on among the visitors to the frozen lakes. People had played field hockey and another game in Europe for years‚ but this new version of the old sport required that it’s players put on skates. Using metal blades that could be strapped to their boots‚ the players would cut branches from trees to use as sticks; for pucks they would use round pieces of cork or wooden balls. In the 1870s‚ each team was made
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Known for its speed and rough physicality‚ hockey can be a greatly hazardous game because of the extremely sharp skates‚ swinging sticks and rock-hard pucks‚ also the smooth playing surface. Players must wear far reaching gear to ensure themselves from the diversion’s different rigors. Unbelievably‚ the hockey cap‚ which ought to be the most evident bit of security gear‚ wasn’t generally piece of the standard uniform. While the first hockey player to wear a defensive head protector stays open to
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What concepts and skills can I learn and apply to my daily life by playing hockey?? During the pass more than 9 weeks of Hockey class‚ my classmate and me have been playing hockey together. Firstly our hockey is different from the real hockey because is our hockey‚ which we sets our own rules and play in the way which all of us‚ can have fun and enjoy. And of cause we faced many problems when we were trying to set our own rules because maybe some of us agree about new rule but some of us doesn’t
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In ice hockey‚ a penalty results in a player spending time in the penalty box. Ice hockey has three types of penalties: minor‚ major‚ and misconduct. The harsher the penalty‚ the harsher the punishment. Hockey penalties include: Butt ending: When a player jabs an opponent with the top end of his stick. Checking from behind: Whistled when a player hits an opponent who is not aware of the impending contact from behind and therefore cannot defend himself. Cross checking: When a player makes
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The topic that I have found the most intriguing in the sport of hockey is the increased speed of the game through the decades. The movement speed‚ puck speed and decision making has all increased since the game first began‚ this is resulting in a much higher risk of head injuries. The players in the game today are very susceptible to concussions‚ as many superstars of hockey world have been affected by head injuries which have resulted in many early retirements or a lot of time spent off the ice
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Rebecca L. Scrip October 11‚ 2010 Gym Mr. William Cleary The Rules Of Hockey Hockey is known as one of the most fast paced sports known to man. It can be an easy sport to follow‚ but for those who are new to the sport it can be confusing. There are many rules to the game. The first thing you need to know about hockey is the players. To start there are 5 players on each side other than the goalie. The goalies job is to block the opposing team’s shots on goal. On the ice they are usually set
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super negotiator to save the day? My life will be over if I can’t go cup crazy Get it done you lazy sloths and stop being so crazy! From Boston all the way to Vancouver‚ the hockey season may already be over Right about now‚ there is quite a bit of doubt The team owners have locked the players out For hockey fans‚ this isn’t very nice They won’t see their favorite players on ice It will take a lot of negotiating and luck to get the referees to drop the puck The two bargaining sides
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