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Evolution of the Hockey Skate

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Brian Chomiuk

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Evolution of the Hockey Skate

Brian Chomiuk

ENGT 1511-10

Hockey's Origin

Invention of the Skate

What do they do?

Skates are used in transportation, sport, and for fun

Hockey skates are an ice skate worn for playing hockey, they have a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles.

  • No one knows when field hockey began

  • Field hockey has had many variations

  • Ice hockey began in the early 1800s in Windsor, Nova Scotia
  • First skates date back to 3000 BC

  • No documented inventor

  • Made out of leg bones and leather

  • Skate means 'leg bone'

Improvements!!!

  • In the early 1500s the Dutch created a metal double-edged blade making poles obsolete

  • Up until the 17th century skates were for transportation

  • Skates became used for sport in 1763 in England (the first skating competition)

  • Have continued to evolve into the present

Evolution of Skates

  • In the early 1200s skates were developed with an iron blade

  • In the 14th century skates had flat iron bottom runners which required poles to push off with
  • Materials

  • Straps to laces

  • Single sided to double

  • Blade and shoe shape

  • Now have guards

Hockey Skates

Changes to Society

  • Stock/Block skates used for the first ice hockey (1800)

  • First hockey skate factory built in 1861 in Dartmouth Nova Scotia
  • Man-made park rinks

  • The NHA was formed in 1910
  • Made its way to the US in 1924

  • Merchandise (TONS), National coverage, and of course LOCKOUTS!

  • Americas winter sport

  • Many children grow up playing hockey!

Extremely fun!!!

Bibliography

  • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_Hockey_begin
  • http://www.onefoottsunami.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20121102goaliemask-NHL_UniformBooklet.pdf
  • http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bliceskates.htm
  • http://goddesschess.blogspot.com/2007/12/worlds-oldest-ice-skates.html

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