History of Hockey in Canada
Hockey, a team game played on ice skates, with curved sticks and a rubber disks called a puck. There is not that much to talk about the history of hockey in Canada, so it took me a long time to do this. It really started originating in Asia and Persia around 2000 BC, but it did not really come out until the middle 19th century in Canada. The earliest mention of the game dates back to 1527, when the Galway Statutes including "hokie", the hurling of little balls with sticks. Hokie means it hurts. Kinds of hockey start with little stick and ball games. They were played by ancient Aztecs, Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, and Arabs. A sport similar to hockey that is known to have been played during the 1st millennium BC in Ireland is called Hurling. Hockey is considered to be the national sport in Canada. Star players are admired as much in Canada as star baseball players are admired in the US. The game is by far the most popular played amateur and professional sport in Canada. Modern ice hockey was developed in the mid-1850's by British soldiers in Canada. The first rules were made by students at McGill University in Montreal in 1879. It is believed that the first games were played in the US in 1893. In the begin
Gordie Howe was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 32 seasons in the NHL and in the WHA. He was one of the most prolific scorers in history. He was born in Floral, Saskachewan. He played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1946 to 1971, the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, and the New England Whalers. Gordie, who played the right wing position, won six NHL scoring titles and was named the most valuable player of the NHL six ties. Gordie ranks second to Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky for career goals and total points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. Mario Lemieux was a Canadian hockey player. Mario holds a lot of records. He holds the NHL career records for the highest goals-per-game average, which is .841. He holds the most overtime points, which is 19. The most overtime goals, which is 9. Holds the NHL single season record for most shorthanded goals, which is 13. He also holds the record for the most goals in one period, which is 4. Mario retired from hockey a couple of years ago. He is now the owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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