Ice+Hockey


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[|Documentary: Pond Hockey]


 * Hockey vs Ice Hockey ||

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 * __Links__**
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 * **__Hockey Aims and Rules__**
 * Scoring and preventing goals
 * Positions
 * Moving the puck
 * Zones
 * Offsides
 * Icing
 * Penalties ||


 * **__Hockey Hitting__**

Hits in hockey fall under the category of "checking". Checking is all about separating the opposing player from the puck. It can be accomplished by poke-checking the puck away, pushing the player, knocking the player into the boards, or even flattening him in an open-ice collision. One of the best (and most frightening NHL hitters was Scott Stevens.

Some of Stevens' hits shown here would surely be deemed illegal and even suspendable with changes to rules in recent years, especially as the NHL tries to protect top players from head shots and blind-sides.

In the 2011 playoffs, Vancouver Canuck's defenceman Aaron Rome was suspended for this hit on Boston Bruin's forward Nathan Horton. The reason this hit was illegal was because it happened so late after Horton had passed the puck. Checking is meant to separate the player from the puck, so it called interference if a player is hit without possession of the puck.

Checking like this takes skill - and the occassional miss happens as well - for a bit of hilarity for fans. || media type="youtube" key="7U7jUbKQYdw" height="289" width="355"

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 * penalties and comparisons with other sport
 * Hockey culture
 * passion
 * enforcers
 * entertainment and skill
 * debate and marketing ||


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 * __Equipment__**
 * Changes in helmet rules
 * Goalie masks - protection and artwork || [[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cAs4iiDXBFo/SQnb7PpF2yI/AAAAAAAAAb8/smy4AARpIhM/s320/Hockey%2520Equipment_1.jpg width="401" height="276"]]


 * **__The Stanley Cup__**
 * The "Holy Grail" of Hockey
 * named after Lord Stanley
 * Playoff qualifications and structure || [[image:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-feNQvZWEaxw/TaYvJrOe7QI/AAAAAAAAACU/4TJJg_jCn34/s1600/stanley-cup.jpg]] ||


 * __**Canada Olympic Gold Medal 2010**__
 * passion for the game
 * international ice hockey
 * long-time rivalries
 * "Best of the best" || media type="youtube" key="v9tdRnL7Rlc" height="323" width="395" ||


 * **__Hockey's Greatest Players__**

__Wayne Gretzky__

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 * __Martin Brodeur__

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 * **__The Hockey Sweater__**

Written by Roch Carrier, and subsequently made into a classic Canadian cartoon, "The Hockey Sweater" captures cultural importance of hockey in the lives of young Canadians.

It features the iconic Montreal Canadiens player, Maurice "the Rocket" Richard.

The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs (not "Leaves") still continues today. I love the horror the boy experiences at the thought of wearing a Toronto Maple Leaf's jersey || media type="custom" key="9746510" width="170" height="170" ||