Hockeythe road to the show

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The Frozen Game• The only game where

children and adults alike chase a rubber disk around a sheet of frozen ice.

• All the while dreaming of one day lifting the most prized trophy in all of professional sports, The Stanley Cup.

• With five players on the ice per team, plus a goalie in each end of the rink, hockey is the fastest and arguably the most physically demanding of all sports.

• For most, the love of the game is acquired while watching Hockey Night In Canada and stays with them until they have their own kids and pass the passion of the game on to them.

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From Kids to Pros• Canadians take pride in the self proclaimed

‘National Sport’.• So much so that a company most associated

with the game within the roots of the nation, Tim Horton’s, established a program called Timbits Hockey.

• Where kids get the chance to embrace Hockey, and the chance to become the next star in pro sports.

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Cold facts

This graph depicts the quality of players and the relationship of skill to month of birth.

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Minor hockeyKids age from 5 to 16 learn the basic rules and

the overall skills to play for the love of the game and ultimately make it to the next level.

Junior hockeyYoung men aged 16 to 20 move away from

home to further there hockey careers and become noticed for scholarships and perfecting their skills learned to make it to the professional ranks

CollegeAfter 4 years of Junior Hockey those with the

marks and the skills go to away to play for the pride of their school. Depending on their marks and skill level

NhlThe ultimate dream of every young hockey

player. First getting selected in the entry draft. Then to be able to be paid to play a game they love. To compete amongst the best in the world night after night. Along with the opportunity to lift The Stanley Cup

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Canadians dominating the NHL

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On a powerhouse like the San Jose Sharks, Canadians Joe Thornton, Jonathon Cheechoo and Patrick Marleau dominate as they lead the team in goal scoring.

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The Stanley cup• The Stanley Cup, notably the

oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America, was donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston to be presented to "the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada.

• Since 1910, when the National Hockey Association took possession of the Stanley Cup, the trophy has been symbolic of professional hockey supremacy. Beginning in 1926, only NHL teams have competed for this prized trophy.

• Overshadowing all other championship trophies in sports, the legend and glory of the Stanley Cup continues to live in the dreams of hockey players and fans alike.

References

• www.cbc.ca

• www.nhl.com

• www.ontariohockeyleague.com

• www.uscho.com