Archive for the 'Hockey' Category

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Common Injuries To Hockey Players

Have you ever wondered if what you know about Hockey is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on Hockey. Everyone knows that hockey can be a rough and sometimes brutal sport to be involved with. There are a lot of injuries that are common to hockey players [...]

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

The Origin of Ice Hockey, Skates and Rink Maintenance

Have you ever wondered if what you know about Hockey is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on Hockey. Ice hockey evolved and developed from the concept of field hockey that was played in Europe for hundreds of years. A McGill University student named J.G.A Creighton, as [...]

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Hockey At The International Level

You should be able to find several indispensable facts about Hockey in the following paragraphs. If there’s at least one fact you didn’t know before, imagine the difference it might make. Since the conception and foundation of Hockey, this sport has crossed from Canada-the birthplace of the sport and across the pond to Europe and [...]

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

How the Strike Changed National Hockey League Rules

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage–at least it seems that way. If you’ve been thinking you need to know more about it, here’s your opportunity. Back in 2004 many people rang the bell of doom on the National Hockey League, as it missed a season due to player [...]

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Ice Hockey in Movies, Television, and Music

In today’s world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed. Hockey has really made a stand in movies and like all of the major [...]

Friday, September 9th, 2011

When Hockey Players Were Tough

Are you looking for some inside information on Hockey? Here’s an up-to-date report from Hockey experts who should know. To find hockey players that could brave exhaustion, hockey fights, and sleet and snow, we have to go way back to 1905 and an early Stanley Cup contest. The Stanley Cup had started in 1892, and [...]

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Women in Hockey

This article explains a few things about Hockey, and if you’re interested, then this is worth reading, because you can never tell what you don’t know. Ice hockey has increased in popularity in women’s sports with the number of participants increasing by 400% in the last decade. It wasn’t until 1998 when women’s hockey was [...]

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

The History of hockey

Would you like to find out what those-in-the-know have to say about Hockey? The information in the article below comes straight from well-informed experts with special knowledge about Hockey. This unique sport of using a stick and a hard rubber puck has pretty unique history going back as far as 17th and 18th century England. [...]

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

How The Game of Hockey is Played

Hockey is a sport that is physically demanding and is popular in areas that are significantly cold such as Canada, United States, Russia, and some parts of Europe like Norway, Sweden, and Scandinavia. The game consists of 22 players that are rotated in at 6 players at a time. The game is played in a [...]

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Equipment and Warm-ups for New Hockey Players

In order to play professional level hockey, you need great athleticism, stamina, courage, and skill. The very foundation of a hockey player at any level is good skating technique, and this is true whether you are playing in a peewee city league or on the professional circuit. This is a brief introduction to skates and [...]