Saturday, May 29, 2010
WINTER OLYMPICS
if you play ice hockey you have to rely on the ice if ice is soft you will go slower and the other ice is hard and rock you will go faster
the golie has to tay in gaol and block the puck. the defender is to keep the other teammate from getting the puck
the winter olympic game began in olympia in greece in 776 B.C.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
ASIAN HOCKEY GAMES
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FIELD HOCKEY IN INDIA
The Indian Hockey Team is the national men's field hockey team of India. It was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal
The Indian Women's Hockey Team is the national women's team representing field hockey in India. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to theGold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup
Thursday, May 20, 2010
OLYMPIC HOCKEY HISTORY
1964:The Soviet Union wins gold, beginning an era of internationl domination that will last nearly three decades. From 1964 to 1992, the Soviet hockey team will win seven Olympic gold medals in eight tries.
1998: Women's ice hockey debuts at the Olympics. The United States wins the inaugural gold medal by defeating Canada.
2010: One of the most dramatic final games in Olympic hockey history sees Canada beat the USA 3-2 in overtime to win gold on home ice in Vancouver. The USA mounts a spirited comeback to erase a 2-0 Canada lead, before Sidney Crosby's overtime goal clinches the gold medal.
Monday, May 17, 2010
ORIGIN OF HOCKEY IN INDIA
This was the golden era of Indian hockey, when India loomed large in world hockey and produced some of the finest players the game has ever seen. In this period , one name that clearly comes to mind is Balbir Singh. For almost three decades, Indian team had about five players with the same name. T
ORIGIN OF ICE HOCKEY
The rules of modern ice hockey were devised by Canadian J G A Creighton.
Today, Ice hockey is an Olympic sport and the most popular team sport played on ice. Ice hockey is played with two opposing teams wearing ice skates. The aim of the game is to knock the hockey puck into the opposing team's net. The net is guarded by a special player called the goalie.