Hockey
How I fell in love with hockey
October 23, 2022I didn’t fall in love with hockey until I was 13. It was a couple months after the 2016 National Hockey League (NHL) draft, and the Toronto Maple Leafs number one pick, Auston Matthews, was all over my Instagram feed. Video after video showed clips from his first NHL game: his first, second, third, and fourth goal of the night. In just his first professional game, Matthews had accomplished a feat no other player had: most goals in an NHL debut. Overnight, the 19-year-old had become a sensation. And while four goals was enough to make me do my own…
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Connect the Lingo
January 27, 2022A ____________ is worth 6 points 32 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists When a player enters an opponent’s blue line before the puck does NFL Championship Trophy Its rules are thought to have originated in Montreal Five players on the…
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Mastering the Basics: the history and roles of equipment in hockey
January 16, 2022One might think defensive equipment has existed in hockey since its beginnings, but that would be wrong. The first-ever sticks were made from “a single piece of wood,” while skates were simply shoes with a blade added to the bottom,…
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Mastering the Basics: hitting and fighting in hockey
January 12, 2022The role of hitting and fighting in sports has been debated for many years, especially in hockey where contact is frequent. Players move at high speeds to hit an opponent off the puck or use their body to gain position.…
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Study examines player safety in hockey games
September 15, 2020SFU PhD student Olivia Aguiar and her team at the Injury Prevention and Mobility Laboratory have conducted research on the impact of physical incidents amongst the SFU men’s hockey team. The project began in 2014, and Aguiar joined as part…
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SFU hockey players bound for the pros in China
July 24, 2017A pair of Simon Fraser University hockey players are poised for the first puck drop of their professional hockey careers with the Kunlun Red Star team based in Beijing, China. The players Jordan Liem from Surrey and Jared Eng from…
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SFU researchers develop novel method for predicting hockey performance
July 2, 2017A software program designed by two computing science researchers has proven successful in predicting player performance. When sport scouts look for young talent, they have to observe players across a number of games in order to assess their skills and…
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SFU hockey ousted from BCIHL playoffs
March 14, 2017For the second year in a row, the season for SFU hockey came to a premature end. After a 6–3 loss to the University of Victoria on Friday night, the Clan needed a win to keep the season alive.…
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SFU clinch first place in BCIHL with victory over Trinity Western
March 6, 2017It all came down to the final game for first place in the BCIHL. SFU just needed a point in any scenario to clinch first — for Trinity Western, only a regulation win would do. With two goals from…
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Top 10 NHL Draft picks for 2016
June 17, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve often said that the NHL Draft is my favourite time of the hockey calendar. I love the suspense when a trade is announced, and I enjoy projecting where players could go and what role they could eventually play. With…
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