People that play hockey are in good physical shape because hockey forces a player to use every muscle in their body. There might be some reservations about the mental state of some players because when they take to the ice, they have the tendency to do things that other players would never dream of doing. [...]

The game of ice hockey can get fierce and dangerous because you can get checked across the ice and even get into a fight and the refs allow it. Ice hockey is unlike any other winter sport. You glide across the ice on a pair of ice skates and try to hit a black puck [...]

Following the action on the ice when the Canadians are battling it out will depend on which league peaks the interest of hockey fans around the world. The action that people view on television could be from the Western Hockey League hockey players or those that play in the Ontario Hockey League. The mix of [...]

To many, playing hockey is as much part of life as attending school. It will pay dividends then to become familiar with the basics of hockey, which of course means skating. Skating is to hockey as running is to football. Starting fast, changing pace and direction, bursting into top speed, and keeping good balance are [...]

In Hockey Town, there’s only one team to root for — the Detroit Red Wings. The team currently resides just a luxury sedan or limo ride away at Joe Louis Arena, located in downtown Detroit. Here are some team historical highlights: 1920s – The Red Wings go all the way back to the old Western [...]

Playing hockey is fun and a good sport to help your children build on their character although indulging your kid in hockey can be straining since it is a full contact sport. Supporting a kid joining this sport is costly because of its equipments and rink rental. Buying quality equipments can be a headache for [...]

Let us consider going after goals in ice hockey. That means assists, too. So let us take a look first at the various ways of shooting and of beating the goalkeeper. Before we do this, you should know a very important fact about shooting. Your team will do well to average 30 to 40 shots [...]

This game is going into overtime, as many of your games will when the offense and defense have been about equal. The team that puts out that little extra in overtime will usually win, and the player who knows some little extras will certainly have a start in earning his place on the team. You [...]

Due to rough nature of the game, every player in the National Hockey League must wear protective gear throughout the course of a game to protect life and limb from being taken by force. Some people are so concentrated on the action that occurs on the ice that they neglect to notice how the NHL [...]

Many fans are amazed to learn that NHL hockey players are just as busy off of the ice as they are on it. Some of the activities that NHL players are involved with are possible because they are members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The NHL players are assisted in their activities by [...]