what is hockey??? by justine

1. much canadian
get ready to be educated people
such ice

2. WHAT IS HOCKEY???
Hockey is sport in which two teams play
against each other by trying to maneuver
a puck into the opponent's goal using
a hockey stick.
this is a puck
this is a hockey goal
this is a hockey stick
it can be played on a field too but we’re
not gonna talk about that today
• there are 6 members on
each team (including the
goalie) playing at the
same time
• it started getting
popular in the 19th
century
• there is usually 20
players per team (18
skaters and 2
goalkeepers)

3. goalies
this is what a
hockey rink
looks like
also uniform
since we’re talking about
ice hockey, players have
to wear skate (cause you
know they’re playing on
ice)
this is what a
hockey skate
looks like

4. There are lots of rules in ice hockey but let’s talk
about penalties for most penalties, the offending player is sent to the
“penalty box" and his team has to play without him for a
short amount of time. a penalty can last up to ten minutes
(depending on what the player did) and they can even be
ejected (from the game or multiple games)!!!
Minor penalties (2
minutes on bench)
include stuff such as:
•Taking the puck in your hand (if
you’re a skater)
•High-sticking
•Illegal equipment
•Leaving penalty bench too early
•Leaving the crease (goalkeeper))
•Roughing
•Throwing stick
•Abuse of officials
•Delay of game
•Throwing objects onto ice
•Too many men on the ice
•Unsportsmanlike conduct
look at that box
Major penalties:
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Charging
Fighting
Head-butting
Illegal Check to the Head
Banging boards with stick in protest of
an official’s ruling
Continuing or attempting to continue a
fight
Deliberately breaking stick or refusing
to surrender stick for measurement
Deliberately throwing any equipment
(including stick) out of playing area
Fighting off the playing surface (or with
another player who is off the playing
surface)
Knocking or shooting puck out of reach
of an official
Leaving bench to speak to official
Use of profane or abusive language
Verbal abuse of an official
this is high-sticking

5. Fights
hockey players fight a lot and the rules
about fighting are very complex and blurry
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Rules state that at the initiation of a fight,
both players must drop their sticks (so that
they won’t use them as eapons)
Players must also "drop" or shake off their
gloves because the hard leather and plastic of
hockey gloves would increase the effect of
landed blows.
Players must also heed a referee warning to
end a fight once the opponents have been
separated.
Failure to adhere to any of these rules results
in an immediate game misconduct penalty and
the possibility of fines and suspension from
future games.
In many leagues, linesmen will permit a fight
between two players to run its course until
one or both players end up on the ice.
Linesmen will actively try to break up fights
that are one-sided, where one player gains an
advantage, where more than two participants
are involved, or in situations involving multiple
fights.
some people even say that hockey
without fighting isn’t real hockey
but a lot of players get very badly
injured and some of them suffer
for years because of concussions
and whatnot so it’s a big debate in
the hockey community.
the first one to end
up on the ice is
usually ‘’considered’’
the loser of the
fight
some players are even brought
into teams not for their playing
skills but their fighting skills
((i know)). there are tons of
stories about players getting
paid to beat up other guys. it’s
messy.

6. Calibers and qualifications
the most
prestigious and
famous league is
without doubt the
NHL (national
hockey league) with
both canadian and
american teams
other leagues include
the american hockey
league
which includes
three canadian
leagues
norway, the uk,
czech republic,
finland,
australia,
switzerland,
germany,
sweden, slovakia
and ukraine also
have their own
leagues
Canadian age qualifications
there are lots of other leagues
with multiple countries involved
NHL level
Senior (no age limit)
Junior (21 years and under)
Junior players take part of an annual
event called the Draft where NHL teams
recruit new players. (((this sounds like
the hunger games))) ((they’re slightly
similar))) ((see next slide))
Midget (18 years and under)
Bantam (15 and under)
Peewee (13 and under)
Atom (11 and under)
Novice (9 and under)
Initiation (7 and under)

7. The NHL Entry Draft is an annual meeting in which
every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select
the rights available amateur players who meet draft eligibility requirements
(North American players 18–20 years old and Europeans of all ages entering
league for the first time)
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It’s held once every year, generally within two to
three months after the conclusion of the
previous season. During the draft, teams take turns
selecting amateur players from junior, collegiate, or
European leagues.
The selection order in the Entry Draft is
determined by a combination of lottery, regular
season standing, and playoff results.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the teams
not qualifying for the playoffs are entered in a
weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks
in the first round.
The remaining order is determined by the Stanley
Cup playoff results. Whichever team wins the
Stanley Cup is awarded the 30th and last pick, while
the runner-up is given the 29th pick. The teams
eliminated in the conference finals are awarded the
28th and 27th picks, with the 28th pick going to the
team with the better regular season record.
Remaining division winners are then sorted by points,
then the rest of the field are ranked next, filling in
the 26th through 15th picks.
In both cases, better records result in later picks
the event is televised and also, a
very big deal
it’s both where dreams go to die
and where dreams come true
this whole thing is very
confusing i’m sorry if u didn’t
understand

8. Divisions
Western
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The NHL teams are divided in
two conferences based on were
the teams are located
(Western and Eastern)
Each conference is also divided
in two divisons.
here is a map to help
you understand
Pacific
Central
Eastern
Atlantic
Metropolitain

9. Playoffs
(the playoffs are basically the most important part of hockey) to make the nhl playoffs
you have to be the top team in your division or in the top 5 teams in your conference
besides the division champions. 8 teams are taken from each conference.
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it’s kind of
complicated
hockey fans take it
very seriously
there’s a lot of bets
and riots and stuff
players like to grow
what they call the
‘’playoff beard’’ (they
stop shaving at the
beginning of the
playoffs and don’t
shave until their team
is eliminated)
the playoff beard is a
very serious tradition
mullets and mustaches
are also sometimes
accepted
fans are also invited
to participate (males
obviously)
wow
beard

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THE STANLEY CUP
most important trophy in the world of hockey
basically like hockey’s super bowl
the cup is that big shiny thing in the picture
A new Stanley Cup is not made each year;
winners keep it until a new champion is
crowned.
It has the names of all of the winning players,
coaches, management, and club staff engraved
on its chalice. Initially, a new band added each
year caused the trophy to grow in size, but in
1958 the modern one-piece Cup was designed
with a five-band barrel which could contain 13
winning teams per band. To prevent the
Stanley Cup from growing, when the bottom
band is full, the oldest band is removed and
preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a
new blank band added to the bottom.
One of the the most important tradition
dictates that the winning team drink
champagne from the top bowl after their
victory.
Each member of the Cup-winning team is
allowed personal possession of the Cup for a
day. Most players bring it back to their
hometown. Common activites include visits in
hospitals and military camps.
Some players drink in it. Some put their babies
in it. They can do pretty much whatever they
want as long as they don’t break it.
playoff beards

11. HOCKEY FANS
In 2011, fans of the Vancouver
Canucks took it to streets after
their team’s loss in the Stanley
Cup finals. They burned cars,
destroyed windows and buildings,
it was basically a mess. It was a
riot. Because of hockey. Similar
things have happened with other
cities and other teams.
• hockey fans are known for being very intense
• stabbings have occured. stabbings.
• the rivalries between teams can get really bad.
such as fans fighting in the arena and stuff.
• aren’t sports fun???
• many hockey fans support another city’s team
for multiple reasons. (for example, no one in the
current chicago team is actually from chicago or
even from illinois so fans might go for a team
with more chicagoans players.)

12. why is hockey considered canadian
NUMBER OF REGISTERED PLAYERS BY
COUNTRY
Russia
Sweden
Czech
5%
5%
Republic
7%
Canada
45%
USA
38%
• well first, the country with the
most registered hockey players
in the world is canada with 617
107 players (so 1.799% of its
population)
• hockey is also canada’s national
sport
• canada is the country with the
most olympic gold medals in
hockey with a total of 11
medals
• most star players from the nhl,
although many of them play in
american teams are canadian