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The stanley cup
in 1892 Lord Stanley of Canada decided to donate a cup that could be challenged by amateur hockey teams in Canada. The first Stanley Cup winner was the Montreal AAA (Amateur Athletic Association) in 1893 -
first olympic hockey
The first Olympic hockey competition was held in london. -
first season
The NHL had its first season with very few teams -
The original six
The original six were the six franchises in the NHL. These teams were the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. -
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky was nicknamed the "Great one" because he was the greatest player ever. Wayne Gretzky played 20 seasons in the NHL and won the Scoring Title (Art Ross) 10 times, MVP (Hart) 9 times, the Stanley Cup 4 times and was the only player to have a 200 point season and he did it 4 times. His all time career stats were 894 Goals, 1963 Assists and 2857 Total Points. -
Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22. The United States team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, who had won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament since 1954.
Team USA went on to win the gold medal by winning its last match over Finland. The Soviet Union took the silver med -
Winter Classic
The outside on a pond is where hockey was born. In 2008 the NHL brought that back. January 1, 2008. The game had an NHL record crowd of 77,217 fans watch the Sabres and Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. This success led to the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois where the Black Hawks played the Red Wings. This game had the highest TV ratings ever for a hockey game. In 2010 the third Winter Classic was held at Fenway Park in Boston Massachusetts be -
Hockey today
Today Hockey is a very popular sport in America. There are alot of young players playing youth hockey. In the NHL there are 30 total teams.
