The NHL History The National Hockey League was founded in 1917. It started in Montreal and Quebec in Canada. There are thirty teams from the USA and Canada. Although the teams are based in Canada and the United States the players come from about twenty different countries from across the world. In the first decade of the NHL was competing with different leagues for the Stanley cup. The NHL had almost no competition winning the Stanley Cup. Only once did a non-NHL team win the Stanley Cup in 1925
his second Art Ross Trophy (104 points) and his third Ted Lindsay Award. In the 2015–16 season, Crosby captained the Penguins to the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games. Crosby was the 2016 winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the
the world in this sport and more than half of the current NHL players are from Canada. Some of the players, past and present, are outstanding and famous. For example, this year’s Art Ross Trophy winner was Martin St. Louise, and the Conn Smythe Trophy winner was Brad Richards. They are both Canadians. Among the many famous Canadian hockey players that have originated in Canada are Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard, Bobby Ore, Ken Dryden, Bobby Hull, and the most famous and greatest
Wayne Gretzky Not many people can argue that Wayne Gretzky dominated the game every time he stepped on the ice. No player is rewarded the name, "The Great One", for no reason, and he has proven that since his first year in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky is by far, the greatest
The 75-year-old Hall of Famer was on four Stanley Cup winning teams with Toronto, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year, twice he took home the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for the league’s most gentlemanly player and he captured the Conn Smythe Trophy that goes to the playoff
INTRODUCTION The Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment company (MLSE) was founded in 1998 when the Toronto Maple Leafs merged with the newest NBA team at the time, the Toronto Raptors. This amounted to one of the best motivators for Toronto pride and was one of the most beneficial merges for the city. Since their start in 1927, the Maple Leafs have been able to fill arena seats and hold onto their fans’ loyalty. They clinched five Stanley Cups in the 1940s and were able to win 4 more cups throughout
Trophy is given to the best defender at the end of the season, and he won this award eight years in a row from 1968-1976. Bobby Orr was also rewarded with the Hart Memorial Trophy three times, which is for the MVP of the NHL season. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy twice because he was the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since he had the most points at the end of one of his NHL seasons, Bobby Orr was given the Art Ross Trophy twice, and he won the Calder Memorial Trophy which is given to the most skilled
The sports market has gone from something small you might see around the community back in the days; to something that has boomed into a major economical aspect of countries across the world. Tens of thousands of fans line the ticket booths and entrances to get in to see a game of action packed fun. From scoring goals and big hits in hockey, to 3 pointers and highlight reel dunks, there is a lot that the sports market offers from sport to sport. A career in the sports industry is something I have
Bobby Orr Bobby Orr did not look like anything out of the ordinary in appearance, he was of small to medium height, had brown hair (now grey), originally short, but let to grow), and was bulky. He also had brown eyes. He was a normal kid to see, that is until number 4 Bobby Orr, stepped out onto the ice! Bobby Orr was born in Parry Sound, Ontario in 1948 and grew up in parry sound until the age of 14 when he joined the Oshawa Generals wearing number 2. He first skated at the age of four