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Donbass Ice Hockey Association. Hockey club "Donbass" (Donetsk, Ukraine) . . . Play ice hockey... Ice hockey for child...Ice hockey Main article: Ice hockey The Barrie Colts applying pressure at the Brampton Battalion net in an ice hockey game.Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a three inch (76.2 mm) diameter vulcanized rubber disc called a puck. This puck is often frozen before high-level games to decrease the amount of bouncing and friction on the ice. The game is contested between two teams of skaters. The game is played all over North America, Europe and in many other countries around the world to varying extent. It is the most popular sport in Canada and in Finland. The governing body is the 64-member International Ice Hockey Federation, (IIHF). Men's ice hockey has been played at the Winter Olympics since 1924, and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women's ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the strongest professional ice hockey league, drawing top ice hockey players from around the globe. The NHL rules are slightly different from those used in Olympic ice hockey: the periods are 20 minutes long, counting downwards. There are three periods. Ice hockey sticks are long L-shaped sticks made of wood, graphite, or composites with a blade at the bottom that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held upright and can curve either way, legally, as to help a left- or right-handed player gain an advantage. Variations in curves include its lie and its curve type. Most companies that produce sticks have sponsored players and in return, use their custom curve on publicly retailed sticks. To shoot with a left curved stick, the stick is held with the right hand at the top and the left hand partway down the shaft. To shoot with a right curved stick, the stick is held with the left hand at the top and the right hand partway down the shaft. Most people who are right handed shoot with a left curved stick, and most people who are left handed shoot with a right curved stick. This keeps their dominant hand at the top of the stick, allowing more control. Sticks also have flex numbers, a number on the stick ranging upward from 0. It indicates how much the stick will bend before breaking when pressed on the ice. The higher the number is, the more pressure it is able to withstand. This flexing is what enables slapshots. There are early representations and reports of hockey-type games being played on ice in the Netherlands, and reports from Canada from the beginning of the nineteenth century, but the modern game was initially organized by students at McGill University, Montreal in 1875 who, by two years later, codified the first set of ice hockey rules and organized the first teams. Some notable players in ice hockey are Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, and Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.

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Can Finns shut down Russia? Big wins over Russia in 2006 and 2007 have Finland hoping Finland's Ville Peltonen tried to score against Russia goalie Alexander Eremenko. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Jukka Rautio QUEBEC CITY – Team Finland is following in the footsteps of Iiro Jarvi. Now the question is whether they’ll have more success in their semi-final with Russia on Friday than the veteran IFK Helsinki forward had in his NHL career. more... Rendezvous with Katyusha How Quebec City’s Colisée became a “Kolizey” Russian fan support in Quebec’s “Kolizey”. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Matthew Manor QUEBEC CITY – The heroes are back in town. After seven games in Halifax, Team Canada has an opportunity to play its two most important World Championship games in Quebec City. more... Stars come out on Gazprom night Valeri Kamensky enjoys return to Colisée, as do fans. Legends rally form behind to tie the game against Gazprom. Forward Igor Larionov and referee René Fasel. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Matthew Manor QUEBEC CITY – On Thursday night, the non-game day for the players competing for the World Championship, the hockey magic was provdided by hockey legends from around the world. more... In conversation with Larionov International legend discusses his career, state of Russian hockey IIHF Vice-President and Chairman of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee Walter L. Bush Jr., IIHF Hall of Fame inductee Igor Larionov and IIHF President René Fasel. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Matthew Manor When you build your Tripod site, your pages will be displayed at this address.
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Battle of the Crease heating up Friday, May 16, 2008 | 09:43 AM ET | Comment (0) DETROIT - A collision of strong-willed forces could take place Saturday in a very interesting setting. Both the NHL and the Detroit Red Wings are standing their ground on just what a player can do in front of a goalie, and the two sides are digging in for a showdown at Joe Louis Arena Saturday on a game that will be televised nationally across Canada on CBC and the United States on NBC. In other words, one of the biggest audiences of the playoffs will get a chance to see just how serious the league is about this "in the crease" rule. Read the Full Article » Flyers earn new life with Game 4 win Friday, May 16, 2008 | 12:08 AM ET | Comment (0) The Flyers are not dead yet. They came storming out of the game tonight at the Wachovia Center, building an early 3-0 lead and even though they sat on it a bit too long while Jordan Staal made it close, they were able to close it down, 4-2. Credit head coach John Stevens for making major changes to the top two lines and getting scoring from both new ones. Read the Full Article » Coburn a no-go for Flyers in must-win Game 4 Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 01:19 PM ET | Comment (0) It’s now or never for the Flyers. And quite frankly, down 0-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s going to be now or never for Philly for four more games - if they get to play that far. The Flyers had an optional skate today. Most players took the morning off to rest and reflect on the huge task that awaits them Thursday night at the Wachovia Centre. Coburn won't play The Flyers decided Braydon Coburn will not play in Game 4 tonight, even though they are facing elimination. His passing ability out of the back end is greatly missed, just as Kimmo Timonen’s skating ability has been missed in this series. Coburn’s swollen left eye is open but the defenceman said he is not feeling well enough overall and his conditioning is down here. “Coby’s out,” coach John Stevens said at the morning skate. “We were hopeful yesterday. He got on the ice a little bit, but still not ready to play. I think he’s getting closer, but definitely not playing tonight ... we’re not going to put anybody back in the lineup if we don’t feel they’re ready to play, and clearly that’s the case right now. Read the Full Article » Make-up call? Yeah, probably Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 10:08 AM ET | Comment (6) The NHL has a long history of making make-up calls - and can probably add Tomas Holmstrom's "butt in the crease'' decision from Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday. Detroit's crease crasher was told after refs waved off a first-period power-play goal by teammate Pavel Datsyuk that his prominent posterior did not allow Stars goalie Marty Turco a clear view of the play. Holmstrom's skates were clearly out of the crease, and in a place where they had been probably 1000 times in his career - but somehow referee Kelly Sutherland felt his backside was over an imaginary line. “The referees said his skates were outside the crease but his rear end was in the blue area,” said Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom. “That's a call I've never heard of.” Read the Full Article » Flyers have numerology on their side Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 03:29 PM ET | Comment (4) The Flyers are facing long odds to come back down 0-3 in their Eastern Conference final series to the Penguins. If you are into numerology, then crunch these numbers: the 1942 Maple Leafs and 1975 Islanders each overcame an 0-3 playoff deficit to win a series. Thirty-five years apart. It is now 2008 - 35 years later. Could the Flyers be next? ONE WIN AWAY Read the Full Article » Mike Babcock plans to re-sign with Wings Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 09:54 AM ET | Comment (0) DALLAS - Mike Babcock was asked if he thinks about his coaching contract status at times like these. "I think about it every day,'' he dead-panned to laughter from the media crowd. The Jack Adams Award finalist obviously knows a thing or two. Read the Full Article » Underrated Pens 'D' grounds Flyers Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 12:29 AM ET | Comment (2) When the Penguins tanked the final game of the regular season against the Flyers, a lot of hockey people thought Pittsburgh might have been somewhat wary of facing the physical Flyers right off the bat. Well, here we are in the Eastern Conference final and the Pens are about to sweep the Flyers onto Broad Street after tonight’s 4-1 win at the Wachovia Center. Still think those Penguins fear the Flyers? Read the Full Article » Philadelphia turns to a new Parent for salvation Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 05:58 PM ET | Comment (0) CAN RYAN SAVE THE FLYERS? Once upon a storied franchise history, the Flyers had a bumper sticker during their Stanley Cup years that read, “Only God Saves More Than Bernie Parent.” The question going into Game 3 is whether rookie defenceman Ryan Parent can fill the skate boot of Braydon Coburn, the second-half of the Flyers’ top pairing with Kimmo Timonen. “Obviously the games mean a little bit more,” Parent said. “They're more intense. And the level is obviously better than anything I've ever played at. So I guess the intensity is just a little higher.” Read the Full Article » Dominant Wings have Stars reeling Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 10:15 AM ET | Comment (4) DALLAS - Nicklas Lidtsrom appeared to be dabbling in hyperbole last week when he speculated that maybe this was the best team he had ever played on. After all, the 38-year-old Norris Trophy winner has a string of teams laden with Hall-of-Famers in his Detroit past that includes three Stanley Cup champions, and a bushel full of Presidents' Trophies. But after the Red Wings' 5-2 dissection of the Dallas Stars Monday, Lidstrom's claim seems a little more real. Read the Full Article » Wings look to heed road lessons Monday, May 12, 2008 | 06:29 PM ET | Comment (1) The Stars say that Jere Lehtinen will be a game-time decision with a leg injury, but they seem to have a pretty decent backup plan that involves a guy who hasn't played an NHL game since Jan. 2. Smallish winger Chris Conner (listed at 5-8, 175) had some impressive moments earlier in the season, but lost his job when Loui Eriksson and Joel Lundqvist established themselves as lineup regulars. Conner, 24, played 22 games this season and had three goals and two assists. However, he was sent to Iowa in January and returned only to skate with the black aces in the playoffs. But with Lehtinen possibly hurt, and the Stars looking for new answers, Conner looks like a player for Game 3 Monday against Detroit.

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