Ice hockey is a popular winter sport in the United States with over half a million amateur and professional players. However, injuries are common in this contact sport and can be severe. Many injuries can be prevented when players properly wear all protective equipment and avoid dangerous actions like body checking and penalties that carry risk of injury. The rules and regulations of hockey aim to protect players and spectators by penalizing infractions like boarding, charging, cross-checking, and other risky behaviors.
1. Hockey Saftey Produced By: Emanuel Otero Ice hockey is a popular winter sport in the United States, that has more than a half million players ranging from amateur to professional. But injuries in this sport are common and can be severe. Many injuries can be prevented if players wear all their appropriate equipment and avoid dangerous moves like body checking and dangerous penalties. The Basics http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/juniors/2006-01-04-junior-worlds-capsules_x.htm www.usma.edu/Publicaffairs/PV/011207/Hockey.htm www.lewrockwell.com/decoster/decoster95.html www.uscho.com/recaps/20052006/m/03/24/bc-mu.php http://www.momsguide.com/icehockey/ih1.html Sources Some things to always Remember Ice hockey can be a very entertaining and very rewarding. The main things to remember though is to always play the game safely. One should never go out there and look to hurt someone else or go out there because of hate. The reason why people who play this sport and any sport should always play it to have fun and for the love of the game. Freshman Tim Quinlan ties up his Seneca opponent in action Oct. 2. Quinlan had one of Army’s two scores against Bentley.