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	World Almanac for Kids
		The skates worn for ice hockey differ from those used for figure skating and speed skating in that the blade is thinner and shorter, with a plain, pointed end, and the boot is lower and thicker.
		The world championship in 1997 served as a qualifier for the Winter Olympics in 1998, when women’s ice hockey was admitted as a medal sport.
		The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in Toronto in 1943.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/hockey.html (1903 words)

	National Hockey League
		By the mid 1960s, the desire for a network television contract in the U.S., and concerns that the Western Hockey League was planning to declare itself a major league and challenge for the Stanley Cup, spurred the NHL to undertake its first expansion since the 1920s.
		In 1972, the World Hockey Association (WHA) was formed, and though it never challenged for the Stanley Cup, its status as a potential rival to the NHL did not go unnoticed.
		The National Hockey League originated in 1917 with 5 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions and relocations currently consists of 30 teams, 24 of which are based in the United States and 6 in Canada.
	www.1bx.com /en/National_Hockey_League.htm (4150 words)

	hockey, ice. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Ice hockey is played on a rectangular rink with curved corners whose length may vary from 184 to 200 ft (56–61 m), its width from 85 to 98 ft (26–30 m).
		The International Ice Hockey Federation (founded 1908) is the governing body for Olympic competition (begun in 1920) and world tournaments held annually since 1930 (but no longer contested in Olympic years).
		Hockey at U.S. colleges has also been gaining in popularity; the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, held since 1948, are now widely followed.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ho/hockey-i.html (784 words)

	National Hockey League - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The rise of the Western Hockey League, which many pundits thought would transform into a major league and challenge for the Stanley Cup, spurred the NHL in 1967 to undertake its first expansion since the 1920s.
		The National Hockey League season is divided into a regular season, where teams play each other in a predefined schedule, and a playoffs, which is a elimination tournament where two teams play against each other to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round.
		The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's top defenceman, and the Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top rookie; both of these awards are voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/NHL (4440 words)

	National Hockey League Summary
		And too, hockey which started in Halifax, and the NHL which formed in Windsor, Ontario, was originally Canada's game, but by the turn of the twentieth century Canadians felt alienated by the NHL's treatment of their national pastime.
		The National Hockey League season is divided into a regular season, where teams play each other in a predefined schedule, and a playoffs, which is a elimination tournament where two teams play against each other to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round.
		The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's top defenceman, and the Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top rookie; both of these awards are voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
	www.bookrags.com /National_Hockey_League (6010 words)

	List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1996, the World Cup of Hockey replaced the Canada Cup.
		Because of the NHL lockout starting in 2004, all NHL players were available to participate in the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
		Canada Versus the Soviet Union The heyday of the battle for world hockey supremacy (1972-1987)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Professional_Hockey_Championships (368 words)

	NHL
		A new 12-team league, the World Hockey Association (WHA), was formed in 1972, and the ensuing rivalry caused an escalation in players' salaries.
		The growth of collegiate hockey in the United States, however, led to a greater proportion of NHL players born in the United States.
		The Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS), in conjunction with the U.S. Olympic Committee, chooses players for the Olympics; the AHAUS also chooses the national team for world championships, held annually.
	members.tripod.com /Red_Warrior/Ice_Hockey/nhl.htm (825 words)

	- NCAA Sports.com
		But, with youth, college and professional hockey expanding and thriving in what Jimmy Buffet calls, "those little latitudes," arriving at the rink in sandals and shorts is becoming more commonplace.
		College hockey is a relative newcomer to the hip scene in the Texas hill county, but collegians battling for loose pucks has been a part of the sports scene in southern Arizona for more than two decades now.
		There are plenty of hockey gear bags being hauled on the freeways around Atlanta these days as well, as hockey has exploded on all levels in the largest city in the South.
	www.ncaasports.com /icehockey/mens/story/6302225 (2057 words)

	World Ice Hockey Team Rankings : About the Ranking : Ranking FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The WHR (World Hockey Ranking) is the only ranking organization to incorporate the World Cup of Hockey results in its ranking.
		• although the IIHF World Hockey Championship is held every year, many teams (Canada, Sweden, USA, Finland, Russia, Czech Republic and Slovakia) have a significant proportion of their best players not available to play in the tournament.
		The World Cup of Hockey, due to its scheduling in the NHL off-season, attracts the BEST players and so is better representative of the current ice hockey hierarchy.
	www.worldhockeyranking.com /rank-faq.htm (629 words)

	Online Hockey Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The ice hockey team comprises not more than eighteen players amongst whom only six players are allowed on the ice at one point of time.
		Air hockey is the world’s fastest table sport that is centered in Houston.
		Air hockey involves 2 players and is played on a hockey table using disc-like paddles and a thin plastic disc called puck, which is smashed, into the opposing goals.
	www.worldbookie.com /hockey-game.asp (895 words)

	National Hockey League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Hockey League (NHL) (French: Ligue Nationale de Hockey (LNH)) is a professional ice hockey league composed of teams in North America.
		The Montreal Canadiens are the most successful franchise with twenty-four Stanley Cup championships; in the four major North American professional sports leagues the Montreal Canadiens are only surpassed in the number of championships by the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
		Hockey has the smallest total fan base of the four leagues, the smallest revenue from television, and the least sponsorship.
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	Irish Ice Hockey Association -
		International ice hockey has established its place for decades in the world of sport, and it is no wonder that Ireland with its proud history of athletic prowess has recently joined international competition on the ice.
		In May 1996, at the prestigious General Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Republic of Ireland was nominated by Fredrick Meredith of Great Britain to be accepted as a member to the world governing body of ice hockey.
		Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the establishment of the IIHA has proven that ice hockey certainly has a place in Ireland, and the commitment of a few individuals has been gladly rewarded with the formation of the first ever Irish national ice hockey team.
	www.iiha.org /ice_hockey/history.php (1287 words)

	University of Minnesota Duluth Athletics
		She also coached Canada to three consecutive gold medals at the Women’s World Ice Hockey Championships (1992, 1994 and 1997) and to gold medal finishes at both the 1995 and 1996 Pacific Rim Championships as well as the Three Nations Cup Tournament in 1996.
		Shannon started her coaching career as an assistant with the Alberta Women’s Hockey Team (18 and under) in 1989 and two years later was part of a club, which captured a gold medal in the first-ever hockey competition for women in the Canada Winter Games.
		She was part of four International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships gold medalist (1999-2001 and 2004) and brought home a silver in 2005.
	www.umdbulldogs.com /womens/hockey/coaching.php (1172 words)

	Ice Hockey World Championships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the top European players were officially able to compete in the World Championship while retaining their amateur status, players in the National Hockey League were prohibited for many years from entering in the tournament.
		Canada boycotted the World Championship for seven years as a result, during which the IIHF moved the championships out of the Olympics in 1972 and 1976 in an attempt to resolve the issue.
		The Championship ran the risk of established countries being displaced from pool A by the new teams as they advanced from pool C. As the IIHF depended on advertising revenue derived from the established countries, it decided to expand pool A to accommodate the existing pool A teams plus the new rising teams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships (1145 words)

	National Hockey League
		Livingstone was barely tolerated in the hockey world, and frequently accused of exploiting loopholes in the various league regulations.
		It was one minor league, the Western Hockey League, and its plans to turn itself into a major league and challenge for the Stanley Cup that led the NHL to expand in 1967, 25 years after the formation of the Original Six.
		By then, although hockey remained popular in Canada, the popularity of hockey in the United States, especially the American south, dwindled to the point where many considered hockey to be a "minor sport" among American staples such as baseball, basketball, and American football.
	en.mcfly.org /National_Hockey_League (2130 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey - World: Toews joins Team Canada
		Hockey Canada also announced Thursday that seven players will join the team for a training camp in Finland, including two-time world junior gold medallist Jonathan Toews.
		It's unlikely any of those players - including the 18-year-old Toews - will be part of the team that opens the world championship in Moscow with a game on April 28th against Germany.
		None of those players were part of the team that finished fourth at the subsequent world championship in Latvia.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/World/2007/04/19/4068485-cp.html (352 words)

	NHL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional sports organization composed of hockey teams in the United States and Canada, where it is also known by its French name, Ligue Nationale de Hockey (LNH).
		In its final season (1916-17), the National Hockey Association was comprised of six teams: The Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, Toronto Blueshirts, and an army team from the Toronto-based 228th Battalion.
		The rise of the Western Hockey League, which many pundits thought planned to transform into a major league and challenge for the Stanley Cup, spurred the NHL in 1967 to undertake its first expansion since the 1920s.
	abcworld.net /NHL.html (2475 words)

	Birthplace of Pro Hockey Museum in Houghton Michigan
		Hockey is a popular sport for many students at Michigan Tech, in the 1983-84 school year, there were 52 intramural hockey teams, with over 10% of their students playing hockey.
		Since the hockey season was only 2+ months long because of the natural ice, most Canadian players returned home to their families and regular jobs in Canada at the end of each season; requiring the IHL managers to organize a new team each season.
		Hockey continues to be the main sport of choice for many adults and boys and girls of all ages year around here in the Copper Country.
	www.cchockeyhistory.org /hockeyhistory.htm (13223 words)

	World Cup of Hockey
		In the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament Canada won the championship, after it defeated Finland in the final match and the Czech Republic in the semifinals.
		The World Cup of Hockey is not to be confused with the Ice Hockey World Championships, an annual tournament played since 1930.
		In particular, the World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey League and not the International Ice Hockey Federation, with its games played under NHL rules and not those of the IIHF.
	www.1bx.com /en/WCH.htm (510 words)

	Athletic Insight - Preparing Professional Hockey Players for Playoff Performance
		As a consultant working with professional hockey teams during various playoff series, what has really struck me is the length and the intensity of the playoff competition.
		Given the special task demands of professional hockey playoffs, there are a number of areas where the sport psychology consultant can help the players and coaches deal with the mental and emotional demands of this two month marathon of games.
		Professional hockey players do not like to sit through long meetings with a sport psychology consultant discussing mental training techniques, however they love to watch short video clips of other world-class athletes talking about their experiences and their mental approach to major competitions.
	www.athleticinsight.com /Vol6Iss2/ProfessionalHockeyPlayoffPerformance.htm (3305 words)

	Underwater Hockey World Home
		It has been agreed by the Association that the world championships in their present format are taking to long to run and with the increasing number of teams this situation would only get worse.
		As you may know Underwater Hockey World is based around the idea of linking up players and fans of the sport from around the World.
		Forum community is populated with everyone from beginners, to club players, to World Champion players, to the administrative heads of the Underwater Hockey in the World.
	www.underwaterhockeyworld.com (2565 words)

	The game goes global
		He said this: "Hockey is considered our national game and yet, in the world hockey championships, we have not been able as amateurs to perform as well as we know we can."
		In large part the reason for the eclipse of the people who had originated hockey stemmed from the long-held Olympic exclusion of overtly professional athletes.
		Hockey Canada (of which I was an executive) turned rather quietly to the idea first advanced within it by the late Stafford Smythe of the Maple Leafs: to copy football and have a series every four years for a world cup of hockey, based on national teams.
	www.canoe.ca /HockeyWorldCupColumnists/sep8_fisher.html (947 words)

	Heartland Hockey Camp
		Steve is a full-time teaching professional with 26 years of instruction experience, including 12 years of experience playing International and NHL hockey.
		As a player, Steve was a member of 5 U.S. National Hockey Teams, including the Gold Medal Team that won the 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
		As a professional hockey instructor and Director of the Heartland Hockey Camp, I will enhance our tradition and reputation by providing my clients with world class service that creates memorable, learning hockey experiences.
	www.heartlandhockey.com /services.htm (789 words)

	March 1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dwayne Norris of St. John's is Newfoundland's representative on the Canadian Olympic Hockey team for the 1994 Winter Olympics being held in Norway.
		Norris is with the Olympic Hockey team because his Quebec owners have loaned him to the program since the start of this hockey season.
		The opportunities for Newfoundland hockey players in these days when there are twenty-six National Hockey League teams are vast in comparison to the chances to make the big time when only six giants patrolled the National Hockey League ice rinks.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/bstagg/spmar94.htm (570 words)

	SI.com - Hockey - Roundup: IIHF cancels Women's World Championships - Monday June 02, 2003 06:56 PM
		Posted: Monday June 02, 2003 6:56 PM MARBELLA, Spain (AP) -- The Women's World Championships for 2003 were canceled Monday after the tournament in China was first postponed in April because of the SARS virus.
		The 2005 World Championships were awarded to Linkoping and Norrkoping in Sweden.
		The IIHF said next year's championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be include nine teams instead of eight because no team was relegated to the B pool this year, and Japan won promotion.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2003/06/02/monday_roundup_ap (638 words)

	World Junior Hockey 2005 - Press Releases - ralphsworldjr.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The inspections were instrumental in carrying out the process of selecting a site for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 2005.
		To Minnesotans, however, he is best known as the man who brought professional hockey to Minnesota in the form of the Minneapolis Bruins.
		Representatives of USA Hockey and the International Ice Hockey Federation conducted official site inspections at the Ralph Engelstad Arenas in Grand Forks and Thief River Falls on Thursday and Friday.
	www.worldjr2005.com /pr52303.html (582 words)

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