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	History of ice hockey in Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example: bandy hockey -- a game very close to modern ice hockey and native to Europe -- was modified and later fully replaced by ice hockey.
		In Slovakia (as a part of former Czechoslovakia), Canadian Ice Hockey was popularized during the European Championships in High Tatras in 1925.
		Similar to the Czech Republic, Slovakia is internationally considered to be a breeding ground for talented players, many of whom are playing in the best leagues in the world, of which the NHL is the most prestigious.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_ice_hockey_in_Slovakia (637 words)

	Wikipedia: Ice hockey
		Ice hockey, known simply as "hockey" in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice.
		Hockey is also played by colleges in the United States as a part of the NCAA culminated in the Frozen Four.
		The Canadian Hockey League or CHL is a major Canadian junior (under 21) league, and is the parent group of the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/i/ic/ice_hockey.html (3243 words)

	Slovakia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in Central Europe.
		Slovakia was part of the center of Samo's empire in the 7th century.
		Slovakia would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Slovakia (1517 words)

	Slovakia : SK
		Slovakia : SK The Slovak Republic, more commonly known as Slovakia, is a landlocked republic in Central Europe, bounded on the northwest by the Czech Republic, on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, and on the southwest by Austria.
		Slovakia became a part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages and as such was later part of Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
		Slovakia is seeking to become a member of the European Union in May 2004.
	www.findword.org /sk/sk.html (1018 words)

	Ice hockey - Psychology Central
		Ice hockey, referred to simply as "hockey" in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice.
		Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing women's sports in the world, with the number of participants increasing 400 percent in the last 10 years.
		Sledge hockey was invented by three Swedish wheelchair athletes on a frozen lake at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm in 1961.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Ice_hockey (4839 words)

	wiki/Slovakia Definition / wiki/Slovakia Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in Central EuropeCentral Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
		Slovakia became a separate republic that would be tightly controlled by Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator....
		Slovakia would like to adopt the EuroThe euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Slovakia (8409 words)

	Slovakia Resource Center - map of slovakia
		Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a map of slovakia landlocked republic in Central Europe.
		Slovakia was the centre of Samo's empire slovakia accounting terms in the 7th century.
		Slovakia would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from teak garden furniture in slovakia 'history of slovakia its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_P_-_S-/Slovakia.html (1641 words)

	Slovakia - Psychology Central
		As a member of the United Nations since 1993, Slovakia was, on October 10, 2005, for the first time elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council for 2006-2007.
		Slovakia plans to adopt the Euro currency on 1 January 2009 and has already entered the ERM for this purpose (Slovak euro coins).
		In 2004 Slovakia had a fertility rate of 1.25 (i.e., the average woman will have 1,25 children in her lifetime), which is one of the lowest numbers among EU countries.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Slovakia (1816 words)

	Ice Hockey At the 2002 Winter Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Six countries, hockey powers (dubbed "The Super 6") Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States of America were automatically admitted to the final eight.
		It was controversial because the National Hockey League clubs would not release their players for the preliminary round.
		This severely hampered the campaigns of Germany and Slovakia, although the former country managed to qualify for the final group stage.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/Ice_hockey_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics (1068 words)

	Men's hockey: Latvia, Slovakia finished tied in high-scoring game - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Slovakia (0-1-1), which has by far the most NHL players of the eight preliminary round teams, bounced back from its 3-0 upset loss Saturday to Germany to open a 6-3 lead with the help of goals by the newly arrived Josef Stumpel, Marian Hossa and Pavol Demitra.
		Slovakia, with a far different lineup than it put on the ice against Germany, needed just 11 seconds to score when Stumpel's hard slap shot from the blue line whizzed by Naumovs' glove.
		It was the third fastest goal in Olympic history — and start of a trend as three of the four goals in a 2-2 first period were scored on nearly identical shots, by Slovakia's Jan Pardavy and Latvia's Alexander Nizivijs.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000350,00.html (436 words)

	Talk:Ice hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In hockey requirements that all players wear helmets have led to increases in spinal and eye injuries, as players, thinking that they are better protected, no longer avoid hitting other players head first into the boards and carry the blades of their sticks up around their heads.
		I was trying to construct a rink diagram for ice hockey, similar to my work on field hockey, basketball and several other sports.
		The writer might have been trying to say something like "the question/controversy of violence in Ice Hockey is important because the league has always tried to preserve the qualities of sportsmanship and gentlemanly play" and then relate to the Byng trophie and whatnot.
	www.centipedia.com /index.php?title=Talk:Ice_hockey (1829 words)

	Russian Hockey History
		The Soviet teams were made up of bandy players (field hockey on ice) and neither the players nor the spectators were impressed with the new game.
		Though the sport was not popular, "Canadian" hockey's advantage over bandy was that the size of the ice surface made it possible to play on regulation skating rinks.
		The next serious attempt to introduce hockey to the Soviet Union was undertaken in 1935, but plans for the game were not implemented until the winter of 1938.
	www.geocities.com /soviet_hockey/history.html (700 words)

	A brief history of Czech ice hockey - 28-04-2004 - Radio Prague
		But, Canadians are far from alone in their passion: though they may have invented ice hockey, this sport more than any other, carries similar resonance for the Czechs, whose own hockey tradition reaches back to the turn of the 20th century.
		history tells us that hockey in Bohemia at the beginning of the 20th century was a hugely different sport.
		That golden run proved that in ice hockey the Czechs were truly the best in the world.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/53259 (1380 words)

	IIHF - HISTORY OF ICE HOCKEY 1990 -
		There are two reasons for this increase: on the one hand, the ice hockey sport had been further expanding on the global scale, on the other, the political events, namely the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia as well as the partition of Czechoslovakia, also had their repercussions on the sport.
		The membership rights of the Soviet Union went over to Russia, the associations of Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan were newly added after their countries had declared independence.
		The ice hockey associations of Croatia and Slovenia were accepted as new independent IIHF members; the same applies to Slovakia, after this part split off from Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 by founding its own state.
	www.iihf.com /iihf/history/1990.htm (245 words)

	Slovakia
		The official state language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic languages, but Hungarian is also widely spoken in the south and enjoys a co-official status in some regions.
		A History of Slovakia : The Struggle for Survival Stanislav Kirschbaum
		Slovak History: Chronology and Lexicon Julius Bartl and Dusan Skvarna
	creekin.net /n167-slovakia.html (1468 words)

	history of ice hockey
		history on ice hockey history on ice hockey grow to the surface of the forms corresponding to the eldest, who both downe somewhat woorth the saving grace of loving his Comicall Poet, bringeth the...
		History of ice hockey in Slovakia [Categories: History of Slovakia, Slovak ice hockey] (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada is...
		Ice hockey American History Search American History Browse Ice hockey Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice.
	www.sportinworld.com /hockey/historyoficehockey (1108 words)

	Wikinfo \| Slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Slovakia highest judicial body is the Constitutional Court (Ústavny´ súd), which rules on constitutional issues.
		Amongst them are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains, which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovsky´ at 2,655 m.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Slovakia (1033 words)

	Slovakia Did You Mean slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The recent practice, especially in economic texts, of using the name Slovak Republic instead of Slovakia, when the terms Hungary, Slovenia etc. are used in the same text, is therefore awkward, arising in analogy to the use of the term Czech Republic, but that is (partly) another problem (see Czech Republic, Czech lands).
		Slovakia was the centre of Samo's empire in the 7th century.
		The highest point of this (Proto-)Slovak empire came with the arrival of Cyril and Methodius and the expansion under King Svätopluk.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Slovakia.html (1550 words)

	Slovakia - Gurupedia
		Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in
		The highest point of the 9th century proto-Slovak state known as Great Moravia came with the arrival of Cyril and Methodius and the expansion under King Svatopluk.
		In a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce held in March 2004, as much as 50% of German enterpreneurs chose Slovakia as the best place for investment.
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sl/slovakia.htm (951 words)

	rules on modern ice hockey - Blumenfelds Hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Modern ice hockey was devised by British soldiers stationed in Canada in 1860.
		In 1875, the rules of modern ice hockey were devised by J G A Creighton...
		The avoidability of head and neck injuries in ice hockey: an...
	www.blumenfelds.co.nz /10/rules-on-modern-ice-hockey.html (233 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		However, this form is not often used and its use is not desired by the Slovaks.
		The recent practice, especially in economic texts, of using the name Slovak Republic instead of Slovakia, when the terms Hungary, Slovenia etc. are used in the same text, is wrong.
		Slovakia became a member of the European Union in May 2004.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Slovakia (1062 words)

	Women's Hockey in Great Britain
		Great Britain placed eighth at the 1996 European B Championship in Slovakia, seventh at the 1995 European B Championship in Denmark, and fourth at the 1993 European B Championship in the Ukraine.
		The poor ice times which are allocated to the women's teams is definitely a problem which hinders the sport.
		University Hockey in the UK There are two varsity hockey teams that compete in the United Kingdom.
	www.whockey.com /country/greatbritain (1071 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Ice Hockey \| Germans upset Slovakia
		Germany made an impressive start to their men's ice hockey campaign by beating Slovakia 3-0 in a preliminary round on Saturday.
		Elswhere, Latvia beat Austria 4-2 in their first Olympic ice hockey appearance for 66 years, while Switzerland were held to a surprise 3-3 draw against France in the final clash of the day.
		Links to more Ice Hockey stories are at the foot of the page.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/ice_hockey/newsid_1812000/1812108.stm (148 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Slovakia's offence may be among the most explosive at the Winter Games, boasting the likes of brothers Marian (Atlanta) and Marcel Hossa (Rangers), Marian Gaborik (Minnesota), Michal Handzus (Philadelphia), Miro Satan (Islanders), Pavol Demitra (Los Angeles), Peter Bondra (Atlanta), Ladislav Nagy (Phoenix) Jozef Stumpel (Florida), and hot rookie Marek Svatos (Colorado).
		Slovakia's nemesis used to be in goal but the team has apparently strengthened itself with the addition of Colorado Avalanche backup Peter Budaj.
		Slovakia hopes to fare much better than it did in 2002, when it never got on track.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/icehockey/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2005/12/22/Sports/slovakia_hockey_roster051222.html (332 words)

	Roundup: Gaborik leads Slovakia over talented Russians - Ice hockey - MSNBC.com
		Marian Gaborik of Slovakia is congratulated by the bench after scoring the team's fifth goal of the game in the third period against Russia. Slovakia beat Russia 5-3 in their opening game of the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
		Then, to seal one of the biggest wins in his country’s short history, Gaborik — of the Minnesota Wild — scored again from the opposite circle with 29 seconds remaining.
		Slovakia didn’t make it out of qualifying round play in 2002 because most of its top players were in the NHL and weren’t excused in time.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11362196 (746 words)

	lesson plans for ice hockey
		As for instance bandy hockey, a game very close to modern ice hockey native to Europe, was modified and later on...
		The mission of Watertown Youth Hockey Association is to enhance our player's love for the game of Ice Hockey through the development of skills by emphasizing practice techniques that are fun and build on each individual player's...
		Ice hockey, known simply as "hockey" in areas where it is more common than field hockey...
	www.hockey-resources.com /19/lesson-plans-for-ice-hockey.html (492 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Hockey Night in Canada's Kelly Hrudey dissects the Canadian men's squad bound for Turin.
		Olympic ice hockey has hosted its share of dynasties and upsets.
		Olympic rules put a premium on a player's hockey sense — the ability to act quickly and positively with the puck and the discipline to know what to do without it.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/icehockey (657 words)

	Find The History Of Ice Hockey Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		History of Ice Hockey it's beginings as field hockey in Europe over 500 years ago...
		References to ancient painters, who show a man on skates with a ball and a stick, as he was painted for example by Romeyn de Hooghe, have been interpreted as precursors of ice hockey players.
		This is an archive of history of ice hockey.
	www.abovethefold.net /nhl/5/the-history-of-ice-hockey.html (266 words)

	Ice Hockey World Championship 2006
		Being the next hosts of the IHWC and being the professional in world hockey for ages, Russian fans are expected to travel to Latvia.
		Finns are known as really active hockey fans, who sing and dance their ritual hockey songs all the time before, during and after the game, and also are expected to arrive in thousands.
		The pre-championship games of Latvia before the 70-th Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga is not yet known.
	icehockey2006.blogspot.com (2126 words)

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