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    Sidney Crosby

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    that would soon choose to live, eat, and breathe hockey. A child, unknown at the time, who would soon take the National Hockey League by storm. A child who would become the greatest, talented player of all the hockey world, and who would remarkably achieve this goal by the age of nineteen. This is Sidney Patrick Crosby and this is his story. It all started when Sidney’s father, Troy, who played major junior hockey as a goalie, gave him a little hockey stick at the age of two! Sidney played around

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    loose. Since women cannot check each other, they are not required to wear as much protective equipment as their male counterparts. Women only wear mouth guards and goggles. Goggles worn by women’s lacrosse players are the same type used by field hockey players. Goalies in women’s lacrosse wear the same equipment as goalies in men’s lacrosse. With the exception of the goalie’s stick, the pockets of women’s lacrosse sticks are shallow in relation to the ones used in men’s lacrosse. This feature

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    involvement in hockey has given me a unique perspective on the intricacies of the sociology of athletic bodies. It has emphasized how critical it is to deal with structural injustices and to fight for increased opportunities and representation for underrepresented groups in sports. We can endeavor to establish a more welcoming and fair athletic community for everybody through firsthand knowledge and sociological research, and big outcomes like the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) will come

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    The most common causes of the injuries are blows from the hockey sticks and collisions with other players. Head and facial injuries include concussions, contusions and lacerations to the face, eye and dental damage. Concussions result from being hit so hard that the player losses consciousness. Players experiencing

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    for safety such as a helmet and pads. Also in hockey there needs to be a rink of ice and you need skates, a stick, pads, gloves, a helmet and proper attire. Soccer is a convenient sport because in order to play all you need is a couple of friends, a ball, and 2 nets or 2 posts. Soccer can be played on turf ground, a grass field or even on the streets. Many other sports need a defined amount of area to play in such as golf or an ice rink such as hockey or dirt ground with bases and a fence such as

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    Asiasports: Hockey Night in Hong Kong Determining the Future Business Strategy of Asiasports Limited In March of 1999 the primary decision makers of Asiasports found themselves at a crossroads. “Barnes, Weir, and Gribble had to make decisions about whether the company should promote hockey outside of Hong Kong and its choice of sports properties. An implementation plan also had to be developed for the chosen strategy” (Delios 1). Although every one of their sports properties was profitable except

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    who you are playing.” The USA Hockey Foundation is an organization that was born out of a shoebox in Tom Lockhart’s New York City apartment. Today, this nonprofit charity helps spread the sport of ice hockey in America; young people become leaders, even Olympic heroes; and connect the game at every level while promoting a lifelong love of the sport. One of the goals is to get a stick into the hands of every single child to develop a passion for hockey. The USA Hockey Foundation is a nonprofit charitable

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    The 1980 Olympic hockey game between the Soviet Union and the United States known as the miracle on ice is the most incredible moments in recent American history due to the significance. The United States was truly an underdog kind of like David and goliath, because no one expected the United States to win against the soviets. The time in history is also important as the game took place during the height of the cold war and these two nations that could break into nuclear war at anytime had to face

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    all types of sporting activities. The history of the Australian Sport is a journey covering more than one hundred and twenty years of sport. Sport is a very important part of Australia. Early sports that were played in Australia were cricket, Rugby League, Football, AUS rules football, Rugby, horse racing and netball. Sport evolved with Australian identity through events like Phar Lap. Sport came to Australia in the 1810’s

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    Hockey Research Paper

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    What would you say if I told you that hockey was no longer Canada's national sport? Although it seems that it is on a professional level, where the game and Canada has progressed to become bigger, faster and stronger than ever, this could not be less true compared to the game we all grew up loving. Yes, the game that many grew up on, playing minor hockey and developing lifelong friendships through countless hours on the ice has become less popular in recent years due to many reasons, one major one

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