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Sledge Hockey the Paralympics way. It is Not an Easy Game. -
 - Joe Mac Millan (169)    
Sledge hockey is a sport that was introduced during the 1994 Lillehammer Games in Norway. The game is very similar to ice hockey in that each team has a goalie, two defensemen and three forwards. Players maneuver themselves around the ice by the use of two sticks. These are three feet long and... ( added 1 year 33 days ago.) |
Field Hockey Equipment -
Kent Pinkerton (5,838) 
Hockey’s most essential piece of equipment? The stick. A hockey stick is about 31 to 38 inches long with a round handle and a hooked end, which is rounded on one side and flat on the other and used to push, dribble and strike the ball. The hockey stick is traditionally made of wood covered with... ( added 3 years 315 days ago.) |
Ice Hockey Goalie Equipment -
Kent Pinkerton (5,838)
The goalie in ice hockey has the most dangerous job —to stop the puck (sometimes zooming in at 160 km/h) from entering the goal-net. This task is fraught with injuries and so a goalie’s equipment is crafted to provide more protection than that of the other players. The goalie chest protector is a... ( added 3 years 315 days ago.) |
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Is It Time The Edmonton Oilers Fired Craig MacTavish? -
- Cheap Canuck (113)
With just a few games left in the NHL regular season and the Oilers currently sitting in 11th spot in the Western Conference, 4 points back of the 8th place St. Louis Blues with only 4 games remaining it would take a miracle for the Oilers to sneak into the playoffs this time around.
Whenever... ( added 218 days 19 hours ago.) |
Can The Warrior Hockey Stick Take The Title Of Best Hockey Stick From The Mighty Easton Synergy? -
- Cheap Canuck (113)
Ever since Easton turned the hockey world upside down with their revolutionary composite Easton Synergy stick they have had a stranglehold on the hockey stick marketplace. Big companies like Bauer, Sherwood and Reebok have all tried to put a dent in their market share, but Easton has continued to... ( added 362 days ago.) |
Backyard Ice Rinks -
John- (0)
The cold of our winter has finally migrated elsewhere and spring has finally arrived!
Usually this would be great news for most people but to our family and for other backyard ice rink lovers such as us, this news means we had to watch our ice thaw out and melt! We now have to disassemble our... ( added 184 days 15 hours ago.) |
Is The New Jersey Devils' Season Over Without Martin Brodeur? -
- Cheap Canuck (113)
Up until a few days ago Martin Brodeur was on the brink of hockey history. He was poised to become the all time leader in wins by an NHL goalie, as well as closing in on the record for career shutouts by an NHL goaltender. These records are held by Patrick Roy and Terry Sawchuck respectively, two... ( added 1 year 1 day ago.) |
The Vancouver Canucks Start 2008-2009 Season with a Blast -
- Melissa Pulsifer (97)
The NHL Regular season came to a disappointing conclusion last year for the Vancouver Canucks, as they failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second of three consecutive years in a row. Though it was a close race in the competitive Western Conference for a while, it was ultimately the... ( added 1 year 15 days ago.) |
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