Goaltender

There were no Canadian teams in the playoffs For the first time in 46 seasons, there were no Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs. The last time this occurred was 1969-1970 season where there were only 12 teams in the league and two from Canada being the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The league has grown to 30 teams (and is in the process of expanding), with seven of them being north of the border. Although there are only seven teams representing the red and white, it’ surprising to

into the league and buy new hockey equipment. Just before she was about to buy the equipment, she reached her hand into her piggy bank and there was no money. Somebody stole her money! That night, she was crying outside. But suddenly, her fairy goaltender appeared. She gave Cindy brand-new golden hockey equipment and said, “Tomorrow at midnight, you must come back here before your hockey gear disappears.”

Stephen McKichan, a goaltender for the Milwaukee Admirals, suffered a career-altering injury during December 15, 1990 minor-league hockey game against the Peoria Rivermen. The injury occurred during the third-period of the game when the Rivermen skater, Tony Twist, body-checked McKichan; rendering the goaltender unconscious as a result (Breitenbucher, 1990, p. 7). The body-check occurred both during a play-stoppage and after a referee had twice blown his whistle to signal a stoppage in play. Twist

these advanced statistics are at predicting the success of teams. I will examine the results of the last 3 NHL seasons using Fenwick, which is the number of shots attempted, excluding shots that were blocked by an opposing player other than the goaltender. I will also look at the number of penalties for and the number of penalties against. Using linear regression I will attempt to determine if the correlation, if any that these statistics have towards a teams ultimate success. First I will examine

During the 1955-56 Cape Breton Junior Hockey League (CBJHL) season, fans who can remember remark that the Glace Bay Junior Miners went from the “outhouse to the penthouse.” In the process, the team was fittingly dubbed the “Cinderella” Miners.   The three-team CBJHL consisted of the Junior Miners, the Sydney Eastmount Millionaires and the Northside Franklins. Xavier Junior College of Sydney had started the campaign but later folded. For the longest time, the Glace Bay club couldn’t win a game. Consequently

Game Lacrosse is an exciting and fast-paced sport with almost nonstop action from start to finish. The strategy is simple. Players move a ball down a field using sticks with nets on them. A goal is scored by hurling the ball past the other team’s goaltender into an upright net. Lacrosse is played at all levels of athletics. There are professional, amateur, and school teams, and there are scholarships for those who play it in college. Lacrosse was invented by American Indians in the 1400’s. Imagine

vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent 's net to score points. Ice hockey teams usually consist of four lines of three forwards, three pairs of defencemen, and two goaltenders. Normally, each team has five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Teams normally have a goaltender as their sixth on-ice player, whose job is to prevent the puck from entering the goal. A fast-paced physical sport (leading to the nickname "The Fastest Game on

rounded. Growing up I was fortunate to partake in team sports, learning to play a musical instrument, and learn the martial arts of Taekwondo. One of my greatest pastimes is ice hockey. I was particularly fond of the goal tending position. I was a goaltender for 10 years until I started college, then my goals and priorities seemed to change. Overall my experience playing a team sport has helped me learn about trust and camaraderie. These are just a few qualities that I expect would help me become a

CCM vs Bauer Goalie Gear So you want to buy some goalie gear but you don’t know if you want Bauer or CCM. Well I will show you why you should pick CCM for every piece of goalie gear you will ever buy. Let's start with the gloves. Of course when you catch a puck you would like to close the glove to keep the puck inside right? Well then don’t buy a Bauer glove. Yeah, they don’t even close all the way. Don’t believe me? Just look. His glove will not close, that is about as far as it goes. So buy

From what I know, every year the winner of the NBA Championship, World Series, and of course the super bowl. Being that the New England Patriots have just won the super bowl, the team has been invited to come on down to the white house and meet with president Trump and his administration. This is music to the ears of the team quarterback who has gone golfing with, and is an avid supporter of President Trump. All was fine and good until some of the players decided they don’t want to go. One of these