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    at the movies, because in Hockey games when players fight everyone is standing, cheering, and they probably have their phone out recording. The Directors for Slapshot and Goon both incorporated the violence of hockey with the use of things like old time hockey and enforcers in their films. Although some people would argue that Slapshot is a better and different movie from Goon, these movies are similar because of their use of old time hockey, violence, vulgarity, and a final game or battle in

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    The sweat trickled down the side of my cheek and my eyes went dry as the wind slammed against my face. My jersey was billowing in the wind as I skated across the famous bruins b at center ice. I saw the puck go past a defender quickly and trickle along the banged up boards. The crowd was cheering insanely loud that I thought my ears were going to pop. I was on breakaway and then bang, a stick completely swiped my feet of the ice. This was one of the best of my life and it all started with a phone

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    Step five- Follow through the rest of the body In step five, we are focusing on the follow through in the rest of the body. Your knees will be in a slightly flexed position to allow the body to continue to push off to release the puck. The gastrocnemius muscle will be used to help stay flexed while continuing the release of the puck. The soleus muscle will work with the gastrocnemius muscle for the follow through. The body will eventually stand up at the end to release the puck and guide in the

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    a game played on ice and it is done this way for a reason. This is because ice has a naturally low friction, making it easy for hockey player to glide across the surface. As we know, friction is the force that opposes the main force (the main force being the movement of the player). The coefficient of friction between skates and the ice is around .03. Furthermore the ice’s composition assists the player in stopping, speeding up, or turning. When skating, a hockey player doesn’t skate with their legs

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    “And the Pittsburgh Penguins are on the powerplay with just over a minute left.” “Crosby has the puck, oh, fakes the shot, waits and passes to Kessel. Kessel with an across ice pass to Malkin. Slapshot by Malkin… HE SCORES! Beating Holtby’s right pad, now the Penguins are ahead 3-2 with 8 seconds left.” Those types of games are very exciting, and they only happen in the world of hockey. Hockey is the amazing sport that is played on ice with pucks, sticks, and the toughest players. It is basically

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    The 6'7 227lb defenseman, is currently playing in his second season in Lehigh Valley. Morin has played in 125 games scoring 29 points, adding 201 penalty minutes so far in his AHL career. With the Phantoms, Morin is being groomed "to be a shutdown guy, a penalty killer. His focus isn't about getting points. It's about doing what he's going to do in the NHL," Gordon said. "And hopefully one day - sooner rather than later - that will happen." (Sam Carchidi) 11th overall pick in the 2013 NHL

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    practices, road trips, victories and defeats or group showers. (The last one I could do with out) Despite, that I can and do enjoy films about those special relationships. While Undrafted, probably won't be mentioned in conversation the same way Slapshot, Major League, or Friday Night Lights are. It's still a really nice little

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    Research Paper On Hockey

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    Intro- Hey guys did you know that the earliest form of hockey was found by archaeologists in some ancient civilizations Persia. Connection- Hockey connects to my life because it really connected me and one of my best friend and cousin Arthur. He is one of the reasons I still play hockey for fun today. Thesis-The body paragraphs will contain some reason why I value Hockey some of its brief history and what's interesting about it and what it says about me. Topic Sentence-Why I value hockey is because

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    Hockey sticks are definitely the most important part of any player’s equipment. The long history of hockey sticks have undergone much evolution. At the beginning they were simple wooden branches, but in present day they range from fiberglass to composite. Most hockey sticks nowadays range from $100-200. There are four different sizes of hockey sticks, youth, junior, intermediate, and senior. There are also many different blade patterns, coming from different brands sponsors. Blade patterns also

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    Just walked in the gym, I feel nervous, and excited. I can hear the loud banging from slapshots, and I could also hear kids talking. I was ready, I couldn’t wait to try out hockey for the first time. It looks like a fun sport to play when you watch on TV. Believe me when I say hockey is a fun sport, after one year it’s my favorite. I was so excited I ran down to the Gym and put on my equipment. I raced onto the court got a puck and shot it. It felt nice coming off my stick, I could also feel my stick

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