International Hockey League

attention of the Indianapolis community and work towards creating a passion for hockey in a state that is defined by basketball. Indy Fuel’s marketing goal

Ice hockey; best-known for its fast-paced and high-energy action, the sport has experienced a notable growth in popularity and reputation across North America and parts of Europe over the last century. While Canada’s dominance of the sport at all levels in both the men’s and women’s games since the beginning of international tournaments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries have seen the sport affectionately called “Canada’s Game” by some, the world of ice hockey has also seen success at domestic

The Series that changed Hockey The Summit Series was a grueling 8 game hockey series between Canada and the Soviet Union (Russia), the series known as the “Summit Series” changed the game of hockey forever. The Summit Series created the Canadian obsession with the game hockey, the Summit Series ultimately bought European players to the National Hockey League, and it increased the popularity of the National Hockey League. The Summit Series is remembered as a major touchstone for Canadian sports history

skating, bobsledding, and many more sports. But one of the most exciting and intense ones is ice hockey. Ice hockey is played by many countries and is a very popular international sport. Every year there is a men's and women's tournament. 12 teams compete in the men's tournament and 6 in the women’s. People from all over the globe gather to watch these teams compete. So what is ice hockey? Basically, Ice hockey is a contact sport played between two teams on an ice court. The goal of the game is to hit

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. Ice hockey is a team sport, which is played on

Hockey has been played in a lot of places so this sport is very popular in the world. It is very popular because there is a lot of national pride in the sport (NHL.com). The history of hockey includes the sport’s first rules, the Stanley Cup, Pro Hockey, World War I, NHL in the 50’s, the expansion of hockey, hockey in the the 70’s 80’s and 90’s, hockey in Canada, and hockey today. Ice hockey might have been developed in Asia. Archaeological evidence points out that it may have been developed in

The Patrick brothers and the PCHL had another important contribution to hockey; the changes that they made to the games structure and rules. They made several changes in the first few years of the PCHL operations that are still used today. Many of these rules helped spectators to better understand the game and to make it more enjoyable, which helped it become more popular. Firstly, the Patrick’s divided the ice into three zones, which helped to open up the game. The original rules included that no

NHL 's lockout September 16, 2004 the National Hockey League had a labour dispute that led to a lockout. The dispute was about the end of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The National Football League has a working salary cap for the teams in their league. NHL is trying to establish the same type of system that the NFL has. The negotiation between the NHL Players association and the NHL did not come easy. The disagreements were that NHL clubs spent too much on player 's salary. The

The modern game of ice hockey is played in many different countries all over the world. Similar to most sports ice hockey has evolved over centuries and was influenced by several groups and individuals from various countries. Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. The game has seen a great increase of interest in the United States. “In 1990-91, USA Hockey’s national membership stood at 195,125 players. In just 10 years, that number ballooned to 439,140 in 2000-01. Just last

the moment Wayne Gretzky strapped on his first pair of skates at the age of two, he has been known as one of the best players ever to play in the National Hockey League and is known worldwide. Like many other professional hockey players, Gretzky was born in Canada, Ontario, Canada on January 26, 1961. At six years old, he was already playing hockey with older kids and when he played in peewee, he dominated. His final year of peewee, he scored an astonishing 378 goals. As Gretzky grew up, he continued