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Hockey sensation and legend Wayne Gretzky made it big the year he was sold to the Edmonton Oilers during the year of 1979. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on January 26, 1961 Gretzky started playing hockey at the age of 6 for a local team. Up until the age of 19 he was playing for higher levels of hockey teams with older boys. As a dominant and competitive player at 15 years old he was playing with Peterborough Petes of the Hockey Association then moved on to playing for World Junior Championships

The National Hockey League, with its headquarters in New York City the NHL is considered to be the best professional ice-hockey league in the world. The NHL was established in 1917 with a handful of teams located in the greater Montreal and Toronto areas, the league played it’s first game on December 19th 1917. Teams and franchise came and left the NHL over the next few short years due to funding issues, lack of interest, and for the Montreal Wanderers it was the fact that they had nowhere to play

Throughout his career in the NHL, Gretzky scored 894 goals, picked up 1,963 assists for a combined total of 2,857 points. Most people know Gretzky for his years in Edmonton and Los Angeles, but he was very influential in every city he played in, captaining all four teams he played on, a very impressive feat. However, he was only captain of the Rangers when the full-time captain, Mark Messier was suspended. Gretzky’s

Islanders Open Training Camp Under Cloudy Skies The summer is over. Fall has arrived and with it, the return of the National Hockey League. Training camps around the league will all be opening for business, with the first on-ice sessions slated to begin Friday morning. For the New York Islanders, it seems every year lately has been ‘make or break’, for a variety of reasons. This year, however, the term might never be more accurate as the team looks to re-sign their franchise captain, finally bring

Ice Hockey I. History      Around 1820 the sport started to catch on among the visitors to the frozen lakes. People had played field hockey and another game in Europe for years, but this new version of the old sport required that it’s players put on skates. Using metal blades that could be strapped to their boots, the players would cut branches from trees to use as sticks; for pucks they would use round pieces of cork or wooden balls. In the 1870s, each team was made up of nine players skating

What is the first image that comes to mind when you think of hockey? The Stanley cup? The average amount of goals scored in a game? No, Most people think of fighting. Two people going at it, trying to kill each other while on ice. There is a lot of controversy if this should stay in the game. I think fighting should be allowed in the National Hockey League (NHL). Some of the reason why fighting should be allowed in the National Hockey League are fighting could prevent other injuries.Fighting is

I definitely bombed that interview. This sucks, I really needed this job, but after that interview there is no way that I got the job. They will probably give it to that jerk Todd. I bet you 're wondering how such a well rounded, responsible, and qualified individual could drop the ball this badly. Zombies, clowns, and one spilled strawberry banana smoothie. My alarm clock went off at the perfect time 6:30, just enough time to use the bathroom, put in my contacts, and brush my teeth. Today

formulated, and brought to the Board of Governors by a Competition Committee. The Competition Committee was comprised of four general managers, four hockey players, and one owner. The general managers chosen were: Don Waddell of Atlanta, Kevin Lowe of Edmonton, Bob Gainey of Montreal, and David Poile of Nashville. The NHL players on the committee

Today, the New York Islanders board a flight for Dallas, a day earlier than they would have left under normal circumstances, to continue their nine-game road trip. What’s not normal about a Tuesday in February? In case you have been living under a rock, tomorrow at 3pm ET is the NHL’s annual trade deadline. And with the Islanders engaged in a back-room brawl for the final Eastern conference wild card spot, it’s their last opportunity to search for help outside the organization, help that could get

Arizona Coyotes Draft Review The Arizona Coyotes have been engaged in a legal squabble with the city of Glendale over arena issues, but for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft weekend, General Manager Don Maloney and company were able to put those aside in favor of adding to one of the deepest prospect groups in the NHL. The Coyotes may not have a marquee name on top of their prospect pool, but that situation changed with the addition of Dylan Strome. The Erie Otters center will step out of the limelight