ECAC Hockey Essays

Free Me: Racist Speech Freedom is a paradox, especially in America. Everyone is free, but everyone must obey laws. In 1776, America chose to fight against her oppressor. Rather than be a single colony, America became a separate country. Today as an adolescent, America faces a new uphill battle, free speech. Derek Bok and Charles Lawrence both write about free speech and its effect on the community. In “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus”, Derek Bok poses a discussion for the changing

How do you describe the characteristics and requirements of a real “home”? In the Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, the outspoken and bold character known as Leah Price experiences a major rift between her family and former American homelife that leads her to transfer her obsessions over acceptance by her father to the conflict within the Congo and her lover, Anatole. Leah’s failure to receive the approval from her father through religious excellence and prestige along with the death of her

Eric Walters’ novel, Power Play, illustrates hockey culture in an evolving fashion. Power Play tells the climactic story of Cody, a bold and determined boy struggling with the downfalls that come with advancing in his hockey career. Cody’s prosperity in being drafted to a Junior A team seems to be an incredible blessing for him; He would be in another city, away from his drunk of a father, he would be taking the next step towards his dream, playing in the NHL, the Show, and he would be doing it

know what sports I wanted to play. My father was genuinely athletic. I told him that I wanted to play baseball and ice hockey. At the time I was short, but fast. I was enthusiastic to play both of the sports, although the fact that I was fast made me more excited to play baseball because I could run the bases quickly. But, that speculation changed on the night of my first ice hockey practice at the Hill School. Both of my parents were alongside me on the night of my first practice. It took around

Bear VandiverMay 23, 2017English Masculinity    Troy and Atticus both express true and false masculinity in the eye of Joe Ehrmann. They both are fathers of two and have substantial influences on the people they are close to. Troy, the protagonists in the play Fences, is a middle-aged man living with his family in Pittsburgh. One of Troy’s many flaws is having a stable relationship, which was one of Ehrmann’s subjects in his Ted Talk. Atticus was also a middle-aged man living in the 1930s, where

once I was ten years old. I loved ice hockey from the moment I began playing and therefore continued until I left high school. Regarding nature versus nurture, my ability to play hockey depended on both genetics and environments and was improved with practice. I began playing hockey when I was ten years old and honestly it was a disaster. My ability to stand up on skates was little to none, but that did not stop me. I believe I was so interested in playing hockey because of the environment I was surrounded

Women's hockey is played up to to a college level, but there is no professional level. Why? There are 35 D1 women's hockey teams in the NCAA. The only chance for them after college is playing in the Olympics. Girls can play hockey in their childhood and fall in love with it, and become very good at it. Sadly as an adult there are very few hockey chances for women. Many people think that women's hockey isn't physical. Once you watch women’s hockey and realize how physical women’s hockey is it’s very

lazily pulled myself off of the comfortable couch and ambled over to where my phone was. I unlocked my phone and saw that one of my best friends, Rachel, had texted me. The text read, “Hey do u wanna go rollerblading?”. Rachel had been playing hockey since third grade and she absolutely loved it. Because she loved it so much, she often invited me to go skating with her. I had no background in any form of ice skating or rollerblading, but because of going so frequently, I was not half bad for

Journal Entry #1 Wayne Douglas Gretzky January, 1999 Dear Journal, My years as a hockey player are over. With forty seasons and fifteen playoff records under my belt, I’d say it’s been a pretty good run. In my retirement I believe I’ve been very successful. It’d be a good time to jot down all I’ve done and talk about how I’ve gotten here, with my retirement and all. I now hold a total of sixty-one National Hockey League records. Just a few of them include eight-hundred and ninety-two goals in one

I have been playing Ice Hockey for 12 years now, and I have loved every second of it. Well, almost every second, I’m kind of a sore loser. However, I still love the game. I love how in a game, one play can change the entire atmosphere of the game, whether its a goal that lights up the crowd, a hit that keeps the glass shaking, or a bad call by the ref that has the entire arena booing at the guy in stripes. But most of all, I love how the game has a way of comforting those who play it, like me.

is immense and it is my passion. Having to compete with great intensity and having fun at the same time is a very important factor. I have played many sports in my life, but hockey is the only one that grabbed my attention. Being able to release my stress that has built up inside of me is one of the greatest feelings. Hockey defines me in a way like no other, because it has made me into the person I am today. Growing up, I spent a tremendous amount of time ice skating at the local mall. One day

As a kid I played a ton of hockey. My grandpa has an ice rink behind his house and every winter I would be over there as much as possible. I played so much that I was playing with the kids twice my size and still keeping up with them. Although they were a lot stronger than me so it was very tough to keep the puck away from them. As a kid my dream was to become an NHL hockey player and play for the Detroit Red Wings. I would play rollerblade hockey in my driveway for hours acting like I was on the

many sports, but the one sport that stuck out to me was hockey. I have been playing hockey at a competitive level for the past 11 years and while playing hockey has given me the experience of being in a team environment, it has also taught me to work towards a common goal. Through the past 11 year of playing competitive hockey, I have had some incredible experiences that have morphed me into a more well rounded individual. Playing hockey at such a competitive level has granted me many opportunities

Six Reasons Why Sled Hockey Is So Popular Sled Hockey has just completed its first period, taking it into its second that will culminate in the playoffs in April 2016. The teams are fired up like never before and they 're melting the ice. As a growing spectator sport this dynamic team exhibition is igniting fans all over the world. More and more people are cheering the players on. What can we attribute this to? The Talent There are more men – and women, playing as a result of the high cost

first hockey season began not long after. I have three older brothers who all played hockey at that time, and I began to follow in their footsteps. I grew up watching hockey with my family and I believe that’s where my love for the game truly began. From the very first practice, I was simply in love and hooked with a responsibility to show up to all the practices and games every week. As I’ve gotten older my love for sports has grown and later began to be multiply. I began my first hockey seasons

Ice Hockey is one of the most entertaining sports you could see or play. I would only assume most people love at least one sport but there has been quite an issue on which sport is the best. Ice Hockey is debatably the best sport ever created because of its intensity of the sport, the amazing experience of playing at a competitive level, and Hockey is always changing. People who watch hockey, without knowing the rules of the game, usually can understand that the speed and intensity of the game is

It was pouring cats and dogs when I arrived at Village Sports, the local hockey rink I play at. I arrived an hour early so I could warm up before the game started. I was wearing my team sweatshirt and warm up pants.The team we were playing was one of the best teams we played all year. So, as you can imagine , I was very nervous and shaking as if I had just chugged 8 cups of coffee. I was thinking about the game and was staying focused. I could tell that the whole team wanted to win more than anything

What is maturity? Psychologically speaking, it is the ability to appropriately respond to a set environment. From childhood to adolescence, people are faced with the many challenges of life. In defeating these obstacles, the moral understanding and perception of value obtained sculpt a person’s character. Let’s face it, challenges are called challenges for a reason. The worst kind of challenges are the challenges of fear. Take it from me. Fear lied in the change and adaptation of being on my own

Ice hockey surpasses all sports in terms of speed. Not only are slap shots taken at unbelievably high speeds, but the game and the players themselves are perform at paces much higher than other team sports. Due to the extreme speed of the players and the puck, hockey equipment is continually having to meet a higher standard of protection. The protection of goalies and the size and standard of their equipment is an especially hot topic of debate. Goalie equipment has evolved in some ways that would

Snowboarding is a winter activity that many people participate in all over the world. It has become such a huge sport that it is in the Olympics every four years. Snowboarding became very popular in 2000 and was also the fastest-growing sport in the United States with numbers reaching a total of just over 7.2 million people that participated in the new sport. However, people don’t just snowboard to go down hills, like skateboarding, snowboarding is considered a trick sport. Most of the participants