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The Challenging Game of Hockey

Considering the country's love affairretaining their homegrown players thanks
with the game most people would beto high salary demands. This is also the
surprised to learn that hockey is notkey issue in the 2004 dispute which has
the national sport of Canada. Manyresulted in no games thus far for the
people in Canada eat, sleep, and breatheseason.
hockey. The roots of hockey are inHockey is a very violent game, and
Ireland, back when it was called Hurley,spectators love to watch the opposing
but hockey is defiantly a Canadianteam get crushed against the boards.
sport. Due to its infectious nature,Many people wonder what this is teaching
hockey has caught on all over the world.young fans and, unfortunately, violence
It became very popular throughoutis very common in the little leagues.
Canada, especially the East coast in theMany leagues have adopted a no tolerance
1800s.policy for aggressive play, and some
In 1917 the National Hockey League (NHL)have banned this type of contact all
was formed and it consisted of fivetogether. The NHL however, has yet to
original teams. By the end of thefollow suit.
century there would be 30 teams from allThese days' parents have become a bit
over Canada and the USA. People aretoo passionate at little league hockey
passionate about their hockey and onegames. There is an increasing number of
look at some of the fans at the arenasfights between parents and verbal and
show that they mean business.physical abuse against referees and
While the US teams have dominated thecoaches. This has prompted many people
hockey playoffs, called the Stanley Cup,to stay away from the sport or putting
in recent years, the sport still has atheir children in after school hockey
bigger following in Canada. Hockey Nightprograms. The thought of knowing that
in Canada is quite an event in manythe parents care more about who wins
households and sports bars. Severalthan the kids do is frightening.
teams in Canada have fallen by theRegardless of this hockey will always be
wayside in the past several years sucha popular game in North America.
as the Winnipeg Jets and the QuebecEurope also enjoys much success in the
Nordiques. This is an unfortunate causeworld of hockey. Little known places
of the high player salaries.such as Belarus has been highlighted
Hockey stars are among the highest paidafter the recent world championships.
in any professional sport. This isLittle ice hockey can be played anywhere
partly the reason that many of the topyou can find frozen ponds in the winter.
players head to teams in the US. ManyThis is not always the case though, look
Canadian teams have a hard timeat the Los Angeles Kings.



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