How Has Hockey Changed

Being Canada’s greatest sport, Canada is very well known for its strong hockey game/skills. Over the generations there have been many noticeable beneficial changes to the games. Some reasons hockey has improved are the advancement of equipment that provides players with more safety while playing the game, rules changing for the safety of players, technology having the ability to now help coaches teach and players learn better, and for personal improvement. There is also much more programs and training used to assist hockey players with their skills, and help them develop. Overall, hockey in Canada has improved for the better since the last generation.

Firstly, equipment is more advanced. For example, the brand Reebok and NHL made a

In the last generation, rules like players not being able to leave their bench during a fight were made. Now, there have been more rules that are applied to the actual playing of the game have been made. For example, there are rules made this generation such as offsides, goaltender rules, icing, shootouts, etc. This is better because the rules were made to improve the game. More significant rules were placed, an important example being head contact. The consequence for head contact will result in a ten minute penalty, or a game misconduct. Players are also automatically penalized for fighting, and sometimes resulting in game suspension(s), depending on how bad the thing you did was. This is an improvement from several years ago, where fighting and leaving the bench to do so only resulted in a one game suspension. Now it is a five- to ten game suspension. (thoughtco.com). Last generation there were 1.3 fights per game, and now there is only .25 fights per game. (dropyourclubs.com). This shows that the hockey rules have had a positive effect on players in the National Hockey

Ipads are easily accessed on the bench, and used for many reasons. The coach or player can replay moments of the game anytime throughout the game. They are used to rewatch a play, whether it is a goal or penalty the referees might have missed, they can easily rewatch what happened and even apply settings like slow motion, making it easy for them to make a call. Technology is used to show players videos of what they should be doing, that they can easily search up on the internet, or simply find a video of something they may have done at a practice in their camera roll. It is also a way of personal improvement for players, as you can use any technology to see how fast your are going, rewatching a recent game and seeing where they need improvement and practicing, etc. Last generation there was no technology. This means that you couldn’t just easily access a device on the bench. Penalties/goals the refs were unsure of were either called for or not, based on what they saw. The list goes on. All of these reasons go to show how having technology has been a benefit for the