Hockey is one of the most popular sports in the world today and millions of people across the world prefer this game over other favorites like soccer, basketball and cricket.
Hockey madness has only increased in the past few years and so has the enthusiasm for the famous Stanley Cup.
Ice Hockey and field hockey are the two categories of this sport and both involve a ball, a hockey stick and a goal post. Hockey has evolved a lot in the years ever since its first existence.
1. Hockey Fights
Fighting is a key part of the game of hockey and is a kind of a strategy involved in when a fight will occur. If it’s a 32 game, then there are less chances of a fight but if it’s a 60 game then one can expect a fight to break out.37.4% of NHL games have included altercations.
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2. The Hockey War
Canada and US have always been rivals when it comes to hockey. Wayne Gretzky holds the record for highest PPG from Canada and Jaromir Jagr from America holds the record for the highest PPG. The rest of the top 10 performers belong to Canada.
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3. The 2013 Stanley Cup Final
The 2013 Stanley cup final was held between Chicago and Boston. The average age of players from Chicago was 27.3 whereas the same for Boston was 28.9.Boston has a higher percentage of face-off wins as compared to Chicago but the yearly salaries players from Chicago is more than that of Boston.
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4. The Future Of NHL Hockey Broadcasts
The first televised NHL Game was on October 11, 1952 and since then the league, and the companies who broadcast their games have evolved a lot. The internet has made the live sports viewing experience interactive. Some camera angles of the future are Goalie cam, player cam and referee cam.
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5. NHL Schedule Of 2013-2014
There are 1230 games in the 2013-2014 schedule of the NHL. Out of these 300 nationally televised games. Saturday will see 280 games, Thursday will see the second highest number of games, Tuesday will see the third highest number of games and Friday will see the fourth highest number of games.
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6. If The Stanley Cup Could Talk
The Stanley cup is named for Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston. The first team which was awarded the Stanley cup was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1893. Since 1950, the captain of each championship team traditionally is the first to hoist the trophy overhead and skate around the rink.
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7. Ancaster Minor Hockey League
The AMHL was founded in the year 1986 and its registration fee is $630287 and sponsorship and other revenue fee cost $34025. AMHL has 175 volunteers and has a total of 951 players. AMHL owns 3 ice pads.
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8. Steven Stamkos’ 60 Goal Season
Steven Stamkos elevated his game in 2011-2012 to put himself in the league of NHL’s all time elite. He became the seventh player in NHL history to record 60 goals before his 23rd birthday. 60 goals are the most of any NHL center since 1995-1996.
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9. The Home Ice Advantage
The top five home countries/states for NHLers are Canada, USA, and Sweden.USA Hockey membership for kids aged 6 and under is $0 while the fees for kids aged between 6 and 12 years is also $0.
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10.NHL Opening Night Since 2000
As far as the opening records in North America are concerned, Paul Stastny holds the record for the top individual performance whereas Nikolai Khabibulin holds the record for most saves. Out of the 47 openers since 2000, 35 ended in regulation.
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11. Martin St. Louis: Art Ross Trophy Winner 2012-2013
At the age of 37, Martin St. Louis became the oldest player ever to win the Art Ross Trophy which is awarded annually to the league’s point leader. In his NHL career, St. Louis scored in 5-2 win over Toronto Maple leafs on Wednesday.
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12. The Lords Of The Stanley Cup
31 franchises have been awarded hockey’s ultimate prize. The original cup was made in silver and today’s cup is made of silver and nickel alloy. 16 Stanley cup winning streaks in the NHL era and 5 Stanley cup championships in a row is the current record.
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13. A History Of The Hockey Mullet
Barry Melrose is the only man to don the mullet as a player, a coach and a broadcaster. Bob Probert made a career as one of hockey’s toughest enforcers. Claude Giroux’ hair and moustache combo has ‘hipster’ written all over it.
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14. Tucker Hockey
Tucker hockey has been contacted to assist minor hockey association with their September player evaluations. Tucker hockey offers extra ice sessions for individual teams or players who would like to experience additional professional power skating and hockey skills instruction over the course of their season.
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15. Hockey Mom Tips
Linda Staal is a Canadian hockey mom who has shared her top tips and these include making time for family meals in order to stay connected, staying positive and supportive and packing a hockey survival kit for tournament weekends.
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16. 2013-2014 Season
Some important dates of the 2013-2014 season are Oct 2, 2013 for the Home Opener vs. Anaheim Ducks game, Dec 31, 2013 for the New Year’s Eve vs. Columbus game and April 13, 2014 for the final game of the season which will be held at Anaheim.
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17. 1000 Martin St. Louis
Martin St. Louis signed for Calgary in the year 1998 and then played his first game with Lightening in the year 2000. He scored his first hatrick in 2003 and achieved his 500th point in the year 2008. In 2013, Martin St. Louis became all time franchise leader in terms of the points scored by him.
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18. Euro Hockey League All Time Leaders
When it comes to most goals by clubs, Rotterdam comes at the top position with 117 goals followed by Bloemendaal with 114 goals and UHC Hamburg with 90 goals. Jerden Hertzberger holds the record for most number of goals at 31, followed by Ronal Brouwer with 26 goals.
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19. NHL Playoffs 2012
Atleast 1 bodyguard accompanies the Stanley cup everywhere it goes and there are a total of 3 Stanley cups in existence today. The Stanley cup weighs 34 pounds and 678 kegs of beer has been drunk out of the Stanley cup ever since it was first awarded.
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20. Patrick Roy
In 2013, Patrick Roy became the 6th head coach in Avalanche team history. He retired with the most minutes played by a goaltender in a career and with the NHL record for most games played by a goalie at 1029 games in total. He has also played 544 games as head coach.
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