Why are there so many left shooting hockey players?
350455
The reason is because most right handed people will automatically hold a stick at the top with their right hand when they first get a hockey stick as a kid.\n\nTherefore your left hand will be the lower hand on the stick and you become a left handed shooter like every 2 out of 3 hockey players are.\n\nIf you are naturally right handed your right hand is the stonger one and it is easier to hold a stick at the top in your stonger hand.\n\nRight handed goalies will also hold the stick in their right hand and wear the glove on their left hand because they have more control of the stick with their stongest arm and hand which is the right.\n\nMost of them have all played ball and all righties wear the glove on the left hand but of course they need the right hand to throw the ball.
430969
There are too many players.
915050
The goal posts aren't anchored very well. Most schools prohibit fans from ruching the field after big games now. The pulling down of goal posts has killed and injured many people. I don't don't know when it started. I don't know when coaches and players cut down the net either. They do it after they win the championship or other huge games. It is kind of a tradition now.
595813
All pro athletes do this, not just hockey players.  No original thoughts.
777142
there are too many players
313820
because in minnestoa we live hockey, its the state of hockey. hockey is the sport of minnesota, and because of that everyone plays hockey which means more people playing in high school making it more competative. also because 99% of the schools have a hockey team and a rink in town. go to any high school and ask them what the schools favroite sport it and they will usually say hockey after that football. and the state tournmanet is followed by more people then any other sport here. basically we are like the candians we are hockey and hockey is us at least in my opion.
685649
well one reason is that they think that hockey is getting to rough there is to many injeries and they want to lower the risk of people getting hurt and they also want games to go faster without to many delays,  I know it sucks cause i lick the fighting too but what can u do...
749918
Players get to the Ontario Hockey League mainly through drafts, tryouts or scouting from other junior leagues, high schools, and midget and bantam teams. Players in the OHL range from 15-20 years old and the league is considered a "Tier 1, Major Junior A" level. You're right that many players from the OHL make it to the NHL. Wikipedia claims that 20% of the active players in the NHL came from the OHL. I'm not sure how close that is, but it's still a fair amount of players. The thing to keep in mind, however, is that not all of the OHL players who make the NHL are drafted from the OHL. Some may move on to play NCAA college hockey, minor pro, and other leagues before they are drafted. So, that 20% figure could represent players who have played in the OHL, but were not drafted directly from there. Check out the wikipedia page for some good history on the league and, of course, the official OHL page for tons of current info:
1011074
Some of them, the most devoted, do keep jerseys, trophies, and other important stuff from games. I've heard they all have a space at home where to have all that at safe. That game is their lives, why would they trash or give away a jersey previously exchanged with another player? What is the point of exchanging, after all? It's not mandatory; it's become a tradition, so far.\n\nBut I guess you are going to have to ask the captains, not us the fans.
548177
They probably won't next season barring some major disaster.  He's doesn't have the speed that Lemaire is looking for, but he does have a booming shot.  IF (big if) he is called up, it'll be for a very specific roll - 3rd line sniper or checking line winger... if he's lucky, 2nd line on the 4 man kill.
1177077
because they have amazing cadiovascular strength, without being obnoxiously over bulked up like most other pro athletes \nAND\nmany of them come from eastern europe where the men are truly beautiful...high cheekbones and beautiful eyes\nand they play hard but they know how to have FUN!\nLOVE PUCK GUYS!
454471
The person above me has one of the main reasons.  Another key reason is because most goaltenders have their catching glove on their right hand.  Shooting right-handed would allow more shots to go on the blocker side.  It is harder for a goalie to get the blocker in the way of the shot because, not only does that glove weigh more, but it's hard to move that hand with the stick in hand.  I am right-handed, but I shoot left-handed for this sole reason.
172779
No actually, a recent study by the Energy Institute of Technology has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that ABSOLUTELY NO ONE has played hockey recently. This is due to a complete loss of molecular activity in the neural membranes of the human cerebellum. it is estimated that approximately none in every 5 people have played hockey in at least the past "whenever".
372845
It is foul play to hit the ball with the reverse side of the hockey stick. The reason it being classified as foul ***could be*** possibly that the curve on the reverse side of the hockey stick could set off the ball in direction not intended by the striker and confuse the striker and remaining players as well on the field.
488379
Its very tiring to skate back and forth on the ice, so they rotate people in and out to give them a rest.  The goalies dont skate around much, and so dont get as tired.
92044
Yeah, hockey is pretty dumb.  What would happen if the violence were eliminated?  Bet people would quit watching.  Maybe they should just let the players bludgeon each other to the death, then "Game Over".
864392
No....for a number of reasons......losing Mark Eaton for 2-3 months really hurt...he was becoming the best defenseman they had, and they already miss his shot blocking and penalty killing abilities. They really have no one to take his spot, and Brooks Orpik is being slowly brought back after his hand surgery. Sergei Gonchar has struggled since Eaton was hurt (9 points - 2G,7A, +1 before the injury;3 points - 3A,-3 after it). They don't have the necessary toughness yet, their face-off success is low, they take too many lazy penalties, Marc-Andre Fleury has been somewhat inconsistent (although he'd played several very good games) and their power play has been struggling. Interestingly, Sidney Crosby is not used to kill penalties at this time (thereby leaving their best offensive threat  to languish on the bench for extended periods of time). While Malkin has been shown to be the real deal, his supporting cast has struggled...John LeClare and Mark Recchi two proven scorers in past years) haven't been exactly red hot, and neither has Colby Armstrong. Michel Therrien has tried numeros combinations to get more goals, and he still hasn't been satisfied with the results. They do have a promising team, however, so that while they won't make the playoffs this year, with proper draft choices and trades, they could be a real challenger for the cup in the near-future.