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and voted to make hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Which Sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? Hockey is in the blood of all Canadians. Millions can vividly remember the first time they put on a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice. Providing nation-wide entertainment, Canadians are overcome by emotional realization that “Canada is hockey.”- Mike Weir. Generations of Canadians were brought up listening to Hockey Night in Canada every

Institute/ N. Las Vegas Instructor: Ron Schaeffer ES3220 27th February, 2013 There is a dark cloud hanging over the world of contact sports and it is growing at an alarming rate. With the size and speed of today’s athletes, the sports of football and hockey have become more exciting, fast paced, wide open, and fun to watch. However, there is another consequence of these ever growing athletes on their sports. They have made the collisions in them increasingly more violent. The velocity that these athletes

Out of Control: Violence in Youth Sports On Tuesday March 9, high school students and families exited the Chelmsford Forum following the Eastern Massachusetts’ Division 1 North hockey championship. Those rooting St. John’s (Shrewsbury) departed satisfied that their 13th-seeded Pioneers are heading to the FleetCenter for a chance at the state title. Heavily favored Matignon (Cambridge), however, came out on the short end of the 4-2 final. A heated argument amongst fans escalated. Taunting

w 9B00M002 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ENTERPRISES CANADA: A RETAIL PROPOSAL Elizabeth Gray prepared this case under the supervision of Elizabeth M.A. Grasby solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal

Terry Fox and Maurice Richard Canada’s history is rich with leaders willing to bring change. Terry Fox and Maurice Richard are two different notable Canadians who both had similar historical significance and leadership abilities. This essay will be addressing their historical significance through the quantity of lives they affected across the country and the durability of the impacts still evident today, and their leadership ability of displaying determination by showing resilience in the face

NHL free agency begins on July 1, and there are many sought-after free agents testing the waters. Before teams get the go-ahead to make signings official, they've been active with clearing cap space via trades and buyouts. Though the NHL is rarely predictable, some of those trades were downright surprising. After keeping their defensive core intact during the expansion draft, the Minnesota Wild moved Marco Scandella - a star defenseman - to the Buffalo Sabres, along with Jason Pominville. In return

occasions, including being cut from the first travel hockey team he tried out for. He went from not being good enough to make a kids team to arguably being the best player ever. Wayne Gretzky throughout his whole life was a talented hockey player. During his youth he would play with kids that were 4 years older than him because his own age was not enough competition. From when he was 4 to when he was 38, Wayne Gretzky was always the best hockey player on the ice. Although both are a large influence

The Case for Anthony Stolarz. The Flyers selected Anthony Stolarz in the 2rd round 45th overall in 2012. Stolarz was born in Edison New Jersey which is only hour away from the Wells Fargo Centre after being draft by the flyers Stolarz attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha but left after only playing 8 games for the Mavericks. Stolarz would find he’s way to London Ontario where Stolarz would play 20 games for the Knights and post a 2.29 GAA and a .920 SVS. Stolarz and the London Knights would

The summers of my adulthood were short, very short. I lived in 2 places in the time I got off from ice hockey from living with my mom and dad and with my cousin Vicky, practicing for hockey. We visited mostly everybody we knew who lived near us, from Calgary all the way to Vancouver. As days got bigger and bigger, mine got shorter and shorter by time. The real battle for me was on the ice hockey rink from scoring goals to winning face offs, everything was important. School for me was like saying guilty

interceptions. Jamaal Charles rushed for 1,033 yards, and although he was in-and-out of the Chiefs lineup throughout the season because of nagging injuries, backup running back Knile Davis showed promise. The Chiefs defense even finished seventh in the league in total yards allowed last season — So, why didn’t Kansas City finish with a better record? Look no further than the teams receiving corps, which failed to haul in one catch for a touchdown last season. Kansas City’s wide receivers don’t seem to