A Hockey Coach to Remember

herbert Brooks coached the miracle hockey team of the Olympics of 1980. He had skated in two Olympic teams himself, was a long time college hockey...

A Hockey Great - Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky was acknowledged as one of the all time great hockey players by nearly everyone when he broke several of Gordie Howe's records. He...

A Moment in Hockey History - The Face Mask

Many people will be surprised to learn that professional hockey goalies played without any face protection until nearly 1960. Pucks can be hit at...

African-Americans in the NHL

African-Americans have lost a lot of their history due to slavery and racism before during and after the civil rights movement. Yet history was made...

Athletes Who Buy Into The NHL Franchise

In terms of ownership and operation of a team most of the teams in the NHL are owned by private people and investors, but only one player so far has...

Common Injuries To Hockey Players

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...

Common Problems in Ice Hockey Skating Techniques

A good hockey player depends upon a great skating technique to support his game.
Let's look at the three main phases of the skating process in...

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...

Hockey At The International Level

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 back...

Hockey Players And Charity Causes

Many athletes through their careers are encouraged to participate in charity events to give back to the world. Many have started foundations in...

Hockey Players And The Groupies Who Chase Them

When hockey players first start off in the NHL they're pulled in many different directions since they're making all this money and have no idea that...

Hockey Players Mismanaging Their Money

Athletes make a lot of money playing hockey for the NHL through endorsements for lots of things from clothes to cars. The problem with a lot of...

The History of 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. In the Irish...

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...

How the Strike Changed National Hockey League Rules

Back in 2004 many people rang the bell of doom on the National Hockey League, as it missed a season due to player and management differences. Many...

Ice Hockey in Movies, Television, and Music

Hockey has really made a stand in movies and like all of the major sports; hockey plays a huge role in American pop culture. Though it is the least...

Pro Hockey Games That Are Not On Television

The one thing that people who are not economically savvy is that people invest $213 billion dollars just in professional sports, alone which only...

The Hockey Team of the Decade

Let's go back twenty years to the Olympics of Lake Placid. It was 1980, and in those years the NHL hockey stars could not be chosen for the...

The Origin of Ice Hockey, Skates and Rink Maintenance

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...

The Terminology Used In Hockey

The language used in hockey is so detailed that only a true hockey enthusiast can really understand each and every term that's used by referees and...

Top Attendance Records In Hockey And Number Of Registered Players

Thousands of people attend a single hockey match, but there are two matches in hockey that are the top two for a single game. The first match took...

Using Your Hockey Stick Effectively

Ice Hockey is composed of two basic skills, great skating technique and great stickhandling skills. In this introduction, let's look at good basic...

When Hockey Players Were Tough

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...

Women in Hockey

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...

Women's Hockey Teams

Women's hockey has made a place for itself in the last twenty years. It has become an accepted and well-played sport in a number of countries,...

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