If you’ve ever seen a hockey game, whether live or on television, one thing you’ll notice pretty quickly is that hockey players tend to spit, a lot. Whether it be on the bench or on the ice, there is spit flying everywhere. Let’s get into the reason behind all the loogies being spit out during …
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In hockey, there are five different positions. You have goalies, left wing, right wing, center and defencemen. But which of the five positions in hockey actually puts up the most points and scores the most in hockey? In hockey, the position that scores the most points is right wing. Using data pulled from the last …
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Hockey is a sport that comes with a lot of abbreviations, and learning all of them can get a little confusing. OTL for example, what does OTL stand for in hockey? In hockey, OTL stands for overtime loss. If a game is tied following the end of regulation time, the game will go into overtime. …
Pond Hockey is an amazing form of the game that has been around since the early 1900s. At least. There are some archeologists who believe Viking explorers played some form of ice hockey all the way back in the 1300s. But what is pond hockey? Pond Hockey is a simplified form of hockey that is …
Sometimes, especially recently with all that is going on in the world, you will go to check the score or the start time of a hockey game but rather than a time, it shows “PPD”. But what does PPD mean in hockey? In hockey, PPD is an abbreviation for postponed. If a hockey game has …
Hockey is a sport played by two teams of five players each. The objective of the game is to score goals by shooting the puck into the opponent’s goal. SOG is an abbreviation for “shots on goal”. It is a metric used to keep track of the number of shots a team or individual player …
If you watch much Football or Basketball, you’ll start to notice that each team in the NFL and NBA has their own cheerleading squad to cheer on the team. But what about the NHL? Do NHL teams have cheerleaders? Yes. Some NHL teams do have cheerleaders. However, they are referred to as “ice girls” and …
There are 32 teams in the National Hockey League. The league has been around since 1917, and it’s grown into one of the biggest sports leagues in the world, with new teams being introduced more and more frequently. Here’s an up-to-date overview list of every team in the NHL, in alphabetical order. (If you need …
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As more and more cowlingless goalie skates hit the market and cowlings start to get phased out at almost all levels of hockey, it’s got me a bit interested in the cowling vs no cowling debate when it comes to my skates. Chances are if you’re reading this, you are too. So let’s take a …
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I am a huge fan of ice hockey. I love watching the sport, and have been to more games in person than I can count. I have even gone to a few outdoor games, now those were cold. But enough of that, let’s get into the reason you’re here in the first place. Are hockey …
Will you be cold at a hockey game? (surprising answer) Read More »
