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THE STANLEY CUP IS CONSIDERED THE MOST PRIZED TROPHY IN ALL OF SPORTS. • THE STANLEY CUP IS AWARDED TO THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. HOCKEY Some Things You Really Must Know

On Frozen Pond Glove Saves Hockey is unique – it can be played on ice! About •Rubber Biscuit – Pucks are a solid piece of 15,000 gallons of water is sprayed over freezing vulcanized rubber, 3" in diameter and 1" thick. pipes embedded in a concrete floor. The result is a Pucks weigh 6 ounces. Pucks are frozen before 20 degree Fahrenheit sheet of ice. The lines are games to make them bounce less, and extras are painted on the bottom layer and take 6 hours to kept in a cooler during games to make certain dry. Players talk about “fast” and “slow” ice. Fast they remain frozen. ice is harder and colder which makes the surface •Original Six – The National Hockey League smoother. Slow ice is warmer and softer; therefore began in 1917 with 6 teams: Boston Bruins, the skates make the ice “chippy” with deep ruts Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New and create more snow. Passing and skating are York Rangers, Montreal Canadians, and Toronto easier when the ice is “fast.” How do you make a Maple Leafs. All are still in the league. good sheet of ice in a short period of time? That •Pack Mules – On average, when a player suits up was the question J. Frank Zamboni asked. He with skates, helmet, shoulder pads, shin pads, developed the rig that smoothes the ice so skating elbow pads, gloves, hockey pants, socks, stick, doesn’t turn into an obstacle course. The first suspenders and jersey, they are adding an extra Zamboni was used in 1949, and, now, there isn’t 25-35 pounds to their body weight. Goalies wear an ice rink in the world without one! 40-45 pounds of equipment! SlapSlap ShotsShots

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