The Importance Of Research In Hockey

For Canadians, it's difficult to fathom a culture in which hockey is not a defining characteristic, considering it is so inextricably tied to our own culture. This ethnocentric view leads to the assumption that because Canadian television sets and newspapers are dominated by hockey reporting so too should be the case in the United States. Yet while Canadians treat hockey with an almost religious reverence, Americans have never had the same affinity and as such hockey is of little import as a cultural symbol. Furthermore, had a cultural relativistic approach been applied, objectively evaluating what to Canadians is a glaring oversight, the sports network's complete lack of coverage would have resulted in the conclusion it is neither remarkable

Hockey is not only a sport to me, not only a pass-time or a hobby, to me it is a teacher. One that does not teach math or english, but one that teaches meaningful life lessons. Since the beginning, I have always been apart of a

I appreciate everything my dad does for me while I’m on and off the field; whether its buying me all of the new equipment I need or even writing me small motivational notes on game days in my lunch. I still have the first one that he wrote me, “Stay positive, relax/deep breaths, soft hands, sharp passes. Love you lots, Dad”. I believe that my dad is my most important literacy sponsor when it comes to lacrosse because without the resources and the support given to me I might not have had such a great experience growing into the lacrosse player I am today, playing at a collegiate level. I can connect my dad to Sherman Alexie’s dad because they both supported their children’s passions even though others weren’t as supportive. Both fathers also provided their children with as many resources and tools to succeed in their passions as they could. Because of my dad I now push myself to cut to the ball harder and fight for the ball in ground ball huddles. I motivate myself harder for my dad. I hope one day I can be a sponsor to my kids like my dad is to

Second year as an Under-10 Squirt level hockey player for the New Jersey Colonials ice hockey team proved to be a challenging and harrowing experience that shaped the course of my future hockey career. I was a determined, naïve child with fantasies of playing in the NHL when I grew older. The source of my troubles began with Coach Ruben, a relentless, unforgiving hockey coach. Coach Ruben was in charge of determining the AAA hockey team that I desperately wanted to make. Unfortunately, I would not have that opportunity. My mom, compassionate and sympathetic, guided me through the confusing maze of anger and depression. My dad, a coach and former hockey player, gave me valuable, supportive advice that would change my hockey expectations and

The win brought hockey to the front page of newspapers all over the country.This was a national celebration. It opened the door to American-born players below the 49th parallel.(“The 1980 US Olympic Team”).People in the streets honked their horns after hearing about the game on the radio(“The Miracle on Ice,35 years ago.”). The US had grown at every level of hockey. After the Olympics the team went their separate ways. Some went to the NHL others went on business and others stayed in the programs. They all met up in 2002 to light the Olympic torch in Salt Lake City, Utah(The 1980 US OLympic

When asking any Canadian citizen why he or she loves Canada, one of the main reasons will usually include the free health care. The health care system is one aspect of Canada that makes citizens patriotic and proud and makes those from other countries, like the United States, a bit envious. All around the world, Canada is known to have a reputation for the great healthcare and free health care policy. With such a wonderful system, it is hard to believe that the mental health care system is subpar compared to all other aspects of the health care system. Due to lack of funding, support, and accessibility, Canada’s mental health care system is not able to provide satisfactory care for those with mental illness.

Aside from baseball, hockey is one of my favorite sports. After reading the overview online about, Hockey Tough, I was immediately interested. Unlike biographies about players playing the game of hockey or books about how to play, Hockey Tough is much more than that. It talks about not only how physically demanding the sport is but also how mentally demanding it is. I think that it is an extreme insight that not many people truly understand unless they have played the game, like I have.

It is said that one’s mental health is just as important as their physical health. When mental health begins degrading it becomes difficult to maintain a normal lifestyle with a home and a family. On the contrary, mental illness can be thought of as a form of disability of the mind and can hinder one’s life and progress in a very debilitating way; depending on its severity and how it’s treated. Out of all 36 million Canadians, About 20% or 1 in every five people will suffer from mental illness in their lives (Reitano, 2016). The cost of mental illness in Canada sum up at around 50 billion dollars a year for treatment, services, and lost productivity.

The National Hockey League has hosted the finest athletes in which the game of hockey has ever offered. Throughout over a century of history one person has had more of an impact on this league and this game. This man is Wayne Gretzky. Nicknamed "the great one", no player has done more positive for the game of hockey than him. Gretzky holds more records in the NHL than any other player in history, which shows his skill. He also holds records for attendance and fan support, which shows his other contributions to hockey. A life dedicated to hockey continues to the present and will in the future. This life began January 26th, 1962.

The Stanley Cup In every sport there is a dream; for hockey, that is winning the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the Holy Grail of hockey. It consists of pure silver and nickel alloy (“Stanley Cup, Wikipedia”.). It is a towering 32.25 inches tall (Podnieks 15.). As one may say after winning the Stanley Cup, It weighs about 35 pounds, but when held high and proudly above you, it is as light as a feather.

By the time you have reached 50 years of age, you will have walked approximately 75,000 miles, that's a lot of walking! Now think of what that number would be if you added running, swimming, skating, or any other workout. A fit lifestyle is having a balance of exercise and eating healthy. My fitness goals are to be able to be in shape for hockey season and for the summer.

From creating the first ever Montreal Gazette, to influencing the NHL, and making its’ way into the Olympics, Canada had created a game that became one of the most popular universal sports across North America and Europe, ice hockey. Hockey players around the world have all been said to credit their success to “Canadian Way”. These Canadian men who were devoted to the game, had influenced many others to have a love and compassion for something that was much more than just a sport. Prior to the first ever-indoor game of hockey, the sport was originally a casual game played outdoors on grass with its roots in Ancient Greece, Persia and Egypt.

I make a face of pure and utter disgust that is greater with a chorus of laughter and voices claiming they washed their gear, but we all know they didn’t. I could not say I had washed mind recently either. These are the people that I knew only for a few hours on a few nights a week. Late nights, early mornings and lazy Sundays were the only times we got to see each other and there wasn't much room for chitchat, but they all felt like sisters to me. I knew about their childhoods and about how everyone of them became a hockey player. I knew their mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, but they all came from different schools, families, and lives. There was one girl a sharp, smart, skilled player who had an afro bigger than her hockey bag. She was always telling people what they could improve on and everyone listened too her because she was so skilled. She suffered from seizures and after a few scary practices, that she always came back from, she had to stop playing because it was too risky. It was the saddest goodbye ever. She skated off the ice that day with a tear in her eye. I knew it was a hard moment for her, but I never knew what it would really feel like to be in that situation. To walk away from something that we love and to forget something that reliefs all our stress because it could effect our health. I didn’t know at the time that I would have to experience it first

My dad says that all hockey games should be in HD. It sounds a little weird I guess.When you think about it is pretty logical idea considering Hockey is a very fast paced sport concerning a very small object, which is the puck. Overall sports is a very big thing in my family and it brings us closer together. With playing baseball and hockey I am playing at least one sport at one period of the year.

I began watching professional hockey during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Blackhawks had made it to the finals, and being a fourth-generation Chicago sports fan, I decided that I should check out this team that I had never paid much attention to. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a small obsession that would last throughout high school and into my freshman year at college. I fell in love with the sport from the start. It had speed, passion, and a toughness that compelled me to watch each and every one of the 82 games during the regular season.