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The Stick Future Goals - Hockey Scholar: Science Edition Lesson: The Stick
The first hockey sticks were honed by Mi’kmaq carvers in Nova Scotia using wood from the hornbeam tree.
1940s1940s 1980s1980s Laminated wood became the Players experimented with aluminum standard material - flexible, yet shafts and wooden blades. These durable and inexpensive. sticks proved to be stable and didn’t warp like laminated wood.
1990s1990s Full composite sticks, made of graphite fibers bound by polymer resin, combined the benefits of aluminum and wooden sticks.
The lightness of composite sticks allow for more controlled maneuvering of the stick and a quicker release of the puck.
The Puck Future Goals - Hockey Scholar: Math & Science Edition Lesson: The Face-Off, The Shot
When the game was brought indoors, Early pucks were made from lacrosse balls were cut into thirds, and wood cut from tree branches. the middle section was used as the puck.
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Today’s hockey puck is made of vulcanized rubber, weighs six ounces, is one inch tall and three inches in diameter.
Hockey pucks are frozen before games to prevent bouncing and help reduce friction as the puck slides across the ice.
The Ice Skates Future Goals - Hockey Scholar: Math Edition Lesson: The Skate Blades
Scandinavians fashioned crude blades from the shank or rib bones of elk, oxen, and reindeer and strapped them onto boots as early as 1000 B.C.
The original hockey skate was made of leather with a plastic sole for protection. Ballistic-proof nylon was later introduced to prevent the boots from being cut by other skates.
Today’s skates feature a plastic molded boot with a plastic frame, and a thick padded liner to help control the fit.
Hockey skates are constructed specifically to allow for the player to move both right foot over left foot and left foot over right foot for quick transitions and more control on the ice.
The Pads Future Goals - Hockey Scholar: Science Edition Lesson: The Goalie Pads
In the 1880s, players protected In the 1920s, pads were their shins by using strips of made of horsehide and filled leather or felt with added with furniture stuffing. animal hair for padding.
Over the years, players started protecting more of their body, adding shin, knee, shoulder & back pads, gloves, and face masks.
Today’s padding is made of form-fitting kevlar, plastic, carbon, foam, and titanium.
SPEED LIMIT With pucks traveling at speeds over 100 mph, padding is built to absorb force while preventing harm to the player. 100
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