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Ice Hockey History
In early 1800s, ice hockey was developed by British soldiers and immigrants as a variant of the Nordic and Germanic field hockey. By the 1900s, official matches within North America and Europe were held and soon after professional teams were formed.
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When did Bobby Orr score the winning goal against the Blues?
It was in May 1970. The win completed a 4-0 sweep of the Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals.
What do lacrosse players wear?
Girls lacrosse players wear a mouthguard and eye goggles. Thier uniform consists of a jersey, usually a tank top, and a skirt with spandex underneath.
Boys lacrosse players wear a lacrosse helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, adn rib pads.
Girls goalies wear a helmet, a chestguard, padded pants, shinguards, and gloves.
Boys goalies wear the same.
What was Gordie Howe's original number before switching to his famous?
Gordie Howe wore number 9 on his jersey.
Wayne Gretzky, during his time with the junior Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds, wanted to wear number 9 because Howe was his favourite player, but a teammate was already wearing it, so he chose 99 instead at the suggestion of his coach.
How was the Stanley Cup invented?
LORD STANLEY THE GOVENER GENERAL OF CANADA OFFERED THE CHALLENGE CUP OF HOCKEY TO THE WINNER OF A GAME BETWEEN TWO TEAMS , CAN'T REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, IN AROUND 1898.
What hockey teams don't end in s?
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Where are the lines painted on a hockey rink?
Starting at the goal line, which is the line on the goalies net and crease. Then there is the Blue line, which is above the top of the circles. Then there is the Red line in the middle of the rink, this is where the puck is dropped at the beginning of each period and the start of every game, and when a team scores. then there is the blue line again and then the goal line again. the hockey rink is symmetrical.
When did maurice Richard start playing hockey?
Maurice Richard changed hockey by fighting for what he believed in- freedom and equality. He was also the first person in hockey to score 50 goals in a season, and 500 in his career. "Rocket" Richard, after his retirement, received the longest standing ovation in Montreal city history- 16 minutes long, for all his achievements.
Who has the longest scoring slump in the NHL?
Tyler Wright holds the NHL record with a 61 game scoreless season in 1998-99 for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's Jay Caufield is the only other forward to play in 50+ games a season and go scoreless with 50 scoreless games on his way to a Stanley Cup ring in 1991-1992. Defencemen Matthew Spiller of Phoenix played 51 games in 03-04 without a point
In order from most recent (40+ games)
2005-06 47 games Cameron Janssen (NJ)
2003-04 51 games Matthew Spiller (Phx)
2002-03 46 games Robert Ray (Buf/Ott)
2002-03 42 games Kryzysztof Oliwa (NYR/Bos)
2002-03 41 games Alexander Henry (Edm/Wsh)
1998-99 61 games Tyler Wright (Pit)
1998-99 46 games Trent McCleary (Mtl)
1998-99 45 games Steven Webb (NYI)
1998-99 44 games Darren Langdon (NYR)
1991-92 50 games Jay Caufield (Pit)
1979-80 43 games Jay Wells (LA)
1974-75 40 games Gary Doak (Bos)
1957-58 45 games Gordon Strate (Det)
1932-33 48 games Vernon Ayres (NYA)
1932-33 46 games Harold Starr (Ott/Mtl)
1931-32 48 games John 'Jack'; McVicar (Mtl)
1930-31 43 games Francis Peters (NYR)
1928-29 44 games Percival Traub (Det)
1928-29 40 games Gerald Carson (Met/NYR)
1927-28 40 games Charles Langlois (Mtl C/Pit Pirates)
McVicar and Ayres performed the feat in a 48 game season, but while both players were dressed for all 48 games, neither player played in all 48 games which was quite common in the 20s and 30s
What players on the new york islanders wore number 39?
Jersey number 39 has been worn by several players of the New York Islanders since 1988. Hubie McDonough wore 39 from 1989 to 1992. Travis Green, who has since played for six other NHL teams, took the number after McDonough and wore it until leaving the Isles in 1998. Marc Bergevin, Sean Haggerty, Dean Malkoc, Scott Pearson, and Ray Schultz each donned 39 for one season between 1988 and 2001. The most notable player to wear the jersey is current player Rick DiPietro. On September 12, 2006, the goaltender signed a 15-year, $67.5 million contract with the organization, a move that likely made him a lifetime Islanders player.
The best Canadian hockey players ever?
These also happen to be the best hockey players ever. I would say that in order, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, and Maurice Richard. There's not too many other players that will be considered by anyone as the best player ever (or best candian player).
How did the Los Angeles Kings get there name?
their used to be kings and queens in LOS Angeles.
According to the Kings website, the original owner, Jack Kent Cooke wanted his new hockey club "to take on an air of royalty", hence he named his team the "Kings".
What NHL 8th seed has won a Stanley Cup?
The 2011-2012 L.A. kings won the cup as an 8th seed. Beating the 1, 2 and 3 seeds in the west. Then the reigning champs, N.J. devils. The kings took a 3 games to none lead in each series, and setting a record with 10 straight road wins.
How many wins do buffalo Sabres have all time?
No.
No, Buffalo has never won a Stanley Cup. Coming close in the 1998-1999 season when Brett Hull scored the, controversial foot-in-the-crease, Stanley Cup winning goal against Dominik Hasek.
Who was really the first goalie to wear a mask?
Fibreglass Canada worked with Canadiens Goalie Jaques Plante to develop the first-ever hockey goalie mask in 1960. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blhockey.htm Montreal Candiens goalie Jacques Plante January 7, 1930, Montreal Canadien great Howie Morenz rings a shot off Clint Benedict's nose and cheekbone, the goalie for cross-town rival Montreal Maroons. This shot would cause Benedict to don a makeshift facemask based on either a football face guard or one worn by that of sparring boxers. Benedict found that the large protective nose piece impaired his vision, so after two games, he gave it up. Benedict' experiment was not recorded as the first goalie mask in history. That moment came nearly thirty years later on November 1, 1959 after New York Ranger Andy Bathgate hit Montreal Canadien goalie Jacques Plante with a shot off the face. Plante would leave the game to get stitched up and later return wearing a mask he had made himself for practices. Plante won the game. This was the birth of the goalie mask.
What NHL player wears number 64?
Matt Beleskey with Anaheim (2008-09) Jason Bonsignore with Tampa Bay (1998-99) Jean-Philippe Cote with Montreal (2005-06) Jarno Kultanen with Boston (2000-02) Jamie McGinn with San Jose (2008-09) Stefan Meyer with Florida (2007-08) Armand Mondou with Montreal (1928-29 to 1931-32, 1932-34, 1934-36, 1936-38, 1938-39, 1939-40) David Moravec with Buffalo (1999-2000) Wyatt Smith with Phoenix (1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02) Nashville (2002-03, 2003-04) NYI (2005-06) Minnesota (2006-07) Colorado (2007-08) Roman Tvrdon with Washington (2003-04)
When did the national hockey league start?
The National Hockey League was formed in 1917, and featured the Toronto Arenas, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers arena burned down about 6 games into the season, and the team disbanded. Fortunately, the league fared better and grew. For more information on the growth of the league, look for questions about "Who are the original six teams" and the like. I'm pretty sure I've typed it before. :-)
What year did Wayne Gretzky graduate?
Wayne Gretzky was never drafted into the NHL.
In 1978 he was signed to the Indianapiolas Racers of the WHA (World Hockey Assosication). He was soon after traded to the Edmonton Oilers, which were then also part of the WHA. In 1979, the WHA folded and the Oilers transferred to the NHL. Most players were sent into the entry draft, but due to a specialty in his contract, Gretzky enjoyed the luxury of staying with the Oilers.
Gretzky was also never drafted into the WHA. The NHL regulations say no team can sign a player under 20 years old. The WHA allowed this, so Gretzky just signed with the Racers instead of being drafted.
Who is the youngest NHL captain to win a Stanley cup?
mike grant at 21 years old and 2 months, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins at 21 and 9 months. Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks is the second consecutive young captain of a Stanley Cup champion, following the path paved last season by Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby who did it at 21. Toews turned 22 a little more than a month ago.
Who is mike grant? do you mean mike green?
How did the New York Rangers get their name?
Tex Rickard, the promoter of Madison Square Garden, was granted a new NHL franchise for the 1926/27 season. The New York press nicknamed the new team 'Tex's Rangers' and the name stuck. Hence the New York Rangers.
What athletes wore the number 7?
Popular NBA players who wore seven for most of their careers include:
Pete Maravich (Jazz)
Kevin Johnson (Suns)
Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers)
Brandon Roy (Trailblazers)
Toni Kukoc (Bulls)
Kelly Tripucka (Pistons)
Rashard Lewis (Supersonics)
List of black nhl hockey players?
A photo gallery with stats for evey black player who has been drafted by or played in the NHL is the Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame.
Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs?
The early French settlers, or inhabitants, of Quebec were referred to in French as Habitants. In the early years of the Canadiens the letter "H" inside the big "C" on their jerseys was often mistakenly taken by many to mean "Habitants" as a salute to the first French Canadian settlers. Therefore, the Canadiens were often referred to, and still are, as Habitants or simply "the Habs". The "C" and "H" on the sweaters simply mean Canadiens Hockey Club.
Scoring in hockey, at the most basic level, involves getting the ball or puck over the goaline. In either game, being played by a defender does not affect the scoring of a goal, provided it would otherwise have been legally scored.
- In field and indoor hockey, the conditions involved are that the ball must be played legally within the circle by an attacker, and then completely cross the line between the posts and underneath the crossbar of the goal, without leaving the circle between those two events.
- In ice hockey, the puck must be played legally with the stick by an attacker before crossing the goalline between the goalposts and underneath the crossbar.
- um no, you have to kick the ball in the hoop.
