Hockey

Hockey has been around for hundreds of years, during which time it
has gone through many changes and has infuenced many skaters. The game
of ice hockey was derived from the game of feld hockey which originated in
Northern Europe. ce hockey was started by a !anadian named ".#.
!reighton. The rules he created were applied in the frst indoor hockey game
played by the students at $c#ill %niversity in &'(). ce hockey came to the
%nited *tates in the year &''+ and e,panded to parts of Europe and the
%nited -ingdom in the early &.//0s. 12History of Hockey234.
n the year &'.+, teams started to compete for 2The *tanley !up2. The
*tanley !up was named after !anada0s #overnor5#eneral 6ord *tanley. The
frst *tanley !up was only seven inches high. Today the *tanley !up
measures +7 inches and weighs +) pounds. 18owler, #erry, 7&(4.
The game of hockey is played on ice where players use hockey sticks
to shoot a puck inside the opponent0s net in order to score goals. There are
si, players on each side, including fve skaters and one goalie. 9f the fve
players, there are three forwards and two defensemen. f a penalty is called
on a player, the player is sent to the penalty bo,, which means his team has
to play without him for two minutes. $inor penalties are two minutes long
while ma:or penalties are usually served for fve minutes. $inor penalties
consist of tripping, elbowing, slashing, roughing, high5sticking, delay of game
and boarding. !harging, fghting and checking from behind are known as
ma:or penalties. n a hockey game, there are three referees 1two linesmen
and a penalty referee4 18owler, #erry, 7&(4.
The ;ortage 6akers of Houghton, $ichigan were the world0s frst
professional team that was established in &./7. The National Hockey 6eague
1NH64 in &.&( became the ma:or professional league in the world and is still
around today. Toronto, $ontreal, Hamilton and 9ttawa were the frst teams
who entered the NH6. n &.37, <merican franchises were introduced to the
NH6. The frst team was the 8oston 8ruins. *hortly following were the
;ittsburg ;irates, ;hiladelphia =uakers, *t .6ouis Eagles, New >ork <mericans,
New >ork ?angers, @etroit !ougars and the !hicago 8lackhawks 18owler,
#erry, 7&'4.
There have been many changes since the NH6 was created on
November 3A, &.&(. Bor e,ample, on "anuary ., &.&' the NH6 allowed
goalies to come out of the crease to make a save. The crease a certain area
on the ice in front of the net designed to allow the goaltender to perform
without interference. 9n *eptember 3(, &.+/ the NH6 created the 2oCside0s
rule2, where if the player passes the blue line and enters the opponent0s Done
before the puck does, the referee will blow his whistle and will call oCsideEs.
f an oCsideEs call is made a face5oC occurs outside the Done. < face5oC is
two opposing skaters trying to take control of the puck after it is dropped
between their sticks by the referee. 9n *eptember 33, &.+7, the NH6
approved penalty shots. This only occurs when a player is fouled while in a
scoring position. @uring the penalty shot the player who was fouled only gets
one chance to score on the opponent0s goalie all by himself. <lso, on $ay +/,
&.)/, the rule 2delayed whistle2 was introduced to the game. This means
you continue to play until the team who committed the penalty touches the
puck. 9n $arch &/, &.)), the frst Famboni made its NH6 debut. <nother
change which started on $ay &), &.)), was the referees began wearing black
and white stripped sweaters for the frst time 12NH6.com5History, +24.
The frst televised hockey game in the %nited *tates aired on Bebruary
3), &.7/. The &.'/ <merican 9lympic hockey team, who was considered the
underdog, defeated the *oviets when they played in the fnals and beat
Binland for the #old $edal. This game was forever known as 2The $iracle on
ce2 18owler, #erry, 7&(4.
;layers like $aurice ?ichard, "ean 8eliveau, #len Hall, Terry *awchuk,
@oug Harvey, Elmer Gasko, Brank $ahovlich, "ohnny 8ucyk, Ted 6indsay and
"acHues ;lante were all considered the classic skaters and scorers between
&.7) and &.A( 18owler, #erry, 7&'4.
9ther phenomenal players of the game throughout the years have
been Iayne #retDky of the Edmonton 9ilers and 8obby 9rr of the 8oston
8ruins. 8obby 9rr made his NH6 debut with the 8oston 8ruins on *eptember
+, &.AA. %nlike most players he was &' years old when he was drafted. He
was and continues to be the youngest player to be inducted into the Hockey
Hall of Bame at age +&. He was also the frst defenseman to win the <rt ?oss
Trophy. The <rt ?oss Trophy is given to a player who scored the most goals in
the league throughout the season. 9rr :oined the 8ruins in &.AA. <t that
time, the team had not won a *tanley !up in 3. years. 8obby 9rr changed
that by leading the 8oston 8ruins to the *tanley !up in both &.(/ and &.(3.
9rr retired at the age of +/, right after he in:ured his left knee. 9ne of 8obby
9rr0s famous Huotes is JThere are no environments where you0re only going
to win, because life :ust isn0t like that2 18obby9rr.net, +4.
9ne of Iayne #retDky0s famous Huotes is 2< good hockey player plays
where the puck is. < great hockey player plays where the puck is going to
be2. #retDky was the frst rookie to ever win the Hart Trophy. The Hart Trophy
is awarded to a player who is the $G; of his team. n his hockey career,
Iayne also won The !onn *myth Trophy and the 6ady 8yng Trophy. n the
years &.'/5&.'&, Iayne broke 8obby 9rr0s assist record with &/.. Iayne
#retDky and the Edmonton 9ilers won four *tanley !ups, in &.'7, &.'), &.'(
and &.''. He was remembered the most when he scored )/ goals in :ust +.
games. #retDky was also the frst player ever to win $G; with three diCerent
teams. He retired in the year &..., immediately after he was inducted into
the Hockey Hall of Bame. *till to this day he is considered the greatest
hockey player of all time. n 3///, the Edmonton 9ilers retired his :ersey
number ..K no one can ever wear it again 12Iayne #retDky 8iography, 34.
Bor this research paper interviewed my father and my brother.
choose them because they know a lot about hockey from e,perience
playing. $y brother has been playing hockey for appro,imately &' years. He
wore number 3& and played defense. His favorite team is the 8oston 8ruins
and his favorite player of all time is ;atrice 8ergeron. $y brother has played
for several teams throughout his playing years including, @ino0s @ucks, The
Iarriors and The !@ *elects. His favorite part of the game is taking his frst
step onto the ice. $y father has been playing the game for over 7/ years.
He wore the number 7 on his :ersey and was also a defenseman. He also
loves the 8oston 8ruins and his favorite player is 8obby 9rr. $y father has
played for teams like Figgy0s, The -ings and 8onded !oncrete. His favorite
part of hockey is the Huickness of the game.
n conclusion, the game of ice hockey has gone through many changes
and has infuenced many skaters in both positive and negative ways over the
years. 8oys and girls start skating and learning the sport from as young as
three years of age. There are many levels of hockey they can play, including
mite, mini5mite, sHuirt, peewee, bantam and midget. Brom there they can go
on to play at the college level. <fter that comes :unior hockey and then minor
hockey leagues. The ultimate goal for every player is to be drafted to play in
the NH6. Brom the month of 9ctober through the month of "une each year,
hockey teams play an average of '3 games. There is nothing Huite as
e,citing as going to an NH6 game and watching it in person compared to
viewing it on a television.
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