I do not remember my first time watching a televised hockey game or my first time going to watch the Blues at Scottrade Center, but I do know that I was hooked. My dad used to to purchase three tickets from a lady at his work to one Blues game a year. She was a season ticket holder and every season she upgraded her seats one row closer to the ice. When I went to my first game, where we sat, who St. Louis played against, or who won are all beyond my recollection, nevertheless I know that whatever events had transpired, I wanted to watch more hockey. Around the third grade I remember asking my parents if I could play hockey, one of my friends was and I truly enjoyed the sport. They countered that the sport was very expensive and could be dangerous. …show more content…
I went to my first playoff game in the 2013-2014 Blues vs. Blackhawks series. Being in the arena for an NHL playoff game is an appalling experience. At a regular season game, fans cheer whenever a goal is scored, a big save is made, or other game-changing events. At a playoff game there is constant cheering no matter what happens. This series was played against the rival Blackhawks which made the excitement and loudness even greater. Fans were screaming and waving towels throughout the entirety of the game. In the third period, the Blues were losing by a score of 2-3 with minutes to go. The crowd was going crazy trying to help the team as the clock winded down. With 6 seconds left, the puck made its way to the rookie Vladimir Tarasenko. As if he had practiced this his whole life, he fired a wrist shot without blinking and roofed it. Scottrade Center erupted. The Blues would go on to win the game and unfortunately lose the series; however, this was one of the most exhilarating sports moments I have ever witnessed. Many of the hockey games I have been to have been memorable, but a couple of other experiences also stand out. My dad had bought tickets for us to go to the game on the night of my 16th birthday. Later that day he was offered tickets from a company that does contracting work for him. They were seats on the glass. Just sitting in the first row alone was exhilarating; however, the Blues had just signed the legendary goalie Martin Brodeur who was starting his first game for the team that night. I had glass seats for Brodeur’s first game as a Blue. Along with being at that game, I was at Martin Brodeur’s last game ever. If he had publicly announced that he would be retiring I am sure that the tickets would have been much more expensive and I would not have been able to go. I have witnessed many great things at hockey games, but seeing one of the best goaltenders in
One more drop of the puck I thought. All of the work, for the Grand Rapids Griffins at least. Winning the first series, a best-of-five, against the Houston Aeros in a winner take all game five, winning the Conference Quarter-finals, best-of-seven, against the Toronto Marlies in six games, defeating the Oklahoma City Barons in the Conference Finals, and finally one drop of the puck away from the American Hockey League’s most prized possession, the Calder Cup. The game had been a back and forth game with the Crunch scoring first.
Goal scoring and skill were never so easy before! To some people, hockey city is called Canada. Out of all of the hockey players that played their entire lives with hockey, only some selected few get close to getting drafted in the CHL when they're young. One of the players that got drafted first overall in the OHL and then first overall in the NHL is Connor McDavid. It is his first year, and he is one of the best with his puck skills that consists of his shooting, passing, and overall players with his skill.
The Blackhawks failed to give up. They pushed a Game 6 after Patrick Kane scored in the thrilling double overtime. They forced a Game 7 with a dominating presence on the ice. They even managed to tie this game when the odds were against them.
To start, Howe displayed a passion for hockey, that came natural to him from a young age, and continued into the start of his professional career. Despite growing up in the small town of Floral, Saskatchewan, just after the Great Depression, Howe discovered his love for the game by playing street hockey. He got his first pair of ice skates at the age of five when the neighbours sold an assorted collection of their belongings to his family to make extra money. He became devoted to the game, playing in all his spare time as a child, and had became an exceptional ice skater by the age of twelve. At fifteen, Howe had already been recognized by professional scouts, leading to him being invited to a New York Rangers’ tryout camp.
The Miracle on ice was a memorable event that popularized hockey. In 1980, the youngest U.S.A. Olympic hockey team went up against the experienced Soviets. Considered the underdogs, the U.S.A. coach, Herbert Brooks worked to make the U.S.A. the most successful team on the rink. The miracle on ice became one of the defining moments in hockey history. Herb Brooks was the coach of the 1980 U.S.A Olympic hockey team.
The culture of Hartland Hockey began within my family before I was even born. My dad and his
“The winning home run”. It was a Friday night at Dodger stadium a really cold night at that time i was only 11 years old in the year 2011. My Dad and I went to watch our favorite baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the Dodgers vs the Colorado Rockies the Dodgers were going for there second straight sweep so my Dad and I knew the stadium was going to be full of screaming,loud and mad fans. As my Dad and I arrived we were getting out the car when we see the giant lines of Dodger fans trying to get into the stadium just to try to get a ball from batting practice from the Dodgers .
The announcer yelled with excitement. And the Pirates won!” “We won!” I said with excitement to my cheer friends. I will never forget this game because it was the first win of the season
The Miracle on Ice inspired many players around the country to believe that anything is possible and also introduced them to the sport of hockey. Part of the reason there was such a large increase in hockey participation after the game was because hockey became a national sport, instead of being a “northern sport.” The spread of hockey needed a tipping point, and this moment was it. The game also inspired many people to go on and play hockey including into the high levels, as they wanted a shot to do what that team had done. Hockey in America continued to grow into the southern parts of the country like Arizona, Nevada, and Florida.
As The Great One said himself, “Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real? ' I say, 'If they weren 't, I 'd get in more of them.”
During my short life, I have not had many life altering experiences; however, one thing that has changed me for the better is playing hockey. Since I started playing hockey in eighth grade it has been something I have become passionate about for various reasons. One reason is my love for the game in general, and more specifically for playing goalie, the one position that holds the balance of the scoreboard. The second reason is being a part of a team. This is important to me because it gives a strong sense of purpose to the player.
I remember going to different events where I and my friends would play street hockey with other kids from around the area. The Blackhawks were always the talk of the town. From young childhood to young adulthood the Chicago Blackhawks organization also support education, social and emotional learning, mentorship, skills training, and leadership development. When I first started playing hockey the Blackhawks had an event for kids to learn to play hockey and I remember going to that and loving it. I looked up to them as if they were like Batman or Superman.
Everyone was booing pretty loud. Then a moment late it came time for the Vikings to come out. They had the cheerleaders in a line and two boxed shaped things at the end that shot off flames when the announcer announced that the Vikings were coming out. When the flames shot up the stadium got warm within an instance. The Vikings came running on the field and the stadium was louder then I could imagine.
We also got wings because you can 't not get wings. It was just the four of us Jackson, Craig, Me, and my dad. Our seats were perfect. They were on the 50 yard line 20 rows up. Our friends had season tickets.
There was a boy who went by the name jeffy he liked to play hockey and he was very good at it. He was about 5,10 had blonde hair with brown eyes, Jeffy was not the biggest kid he was pretty skinny. Everyday after school he would go to the Windom Arena and he would skate and practice playing hockey. One day after he was done skating he went upstairs to the dry land room and he was working on his clap bombs and and his top cheese snipes. When all of a sudden he heard a loud horn and a scream so he dropped his pucks and stick and quickly ran down stairs to see what was going on but when he arrived there was no one there.