Jean Béliveau was one of the greatest hockey players in Hockey History as he played for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born on August 31, 1931 in Trois-Rivères, Quebec. He went on to play from 1950-1971 and won 10 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens. Jean was an exceptional leader as he wore the C as in Captain for most of his career for the Montreal Canadiens. On December 2^nd 2014, Jean Béliveau passed away for unknown illness. He was only 83. This had a huge impact on the hockey world as they found out a captain has fallen. He was one of the greatest Captains averaging about 70 points a season for The Montreal Canadiens.  He won NHL (National Hockey League) several times and was a role model for children of all ages. He was a very well man. He was always signing autographs and always talking to fans and always proud to be a Montreal Canadian. After he died, millions we’re sadden by it as the funeral was held today on December 10^th 2014 at the Bell Center (Montreal Canadiens official arena. In all of his seasons, he averaged 1219 Points in only 20 seasons which is unbelievable. The Montreal Canadiens tribute Jean Béliveau because he was with them through his whole career and he was a part of 10 of their 24 Stanley cups. He was always part of the Candiens even after his retirement in 1971 as one of the club scouts. He was a role model to every hockey player to live. He was the Sidney Crosby of the league at that moment. He carried players to be better. 

The draft is a very important day of the year for prospects of the NHL, Lots of nerves and smiles popping up on peoples faces. Its one of those days that you want to watch future NHL stars have a smile on there face ! I can only imagine what it would feel like to be drafted in the NHL. Its a dream of mine and is so to many other minor hockey players in the world! Connor McDavid ( age 17 ) was just an ordinary minor hockey player growing up in New Market, Ontario having one dream, to go pro in hockey. Connor McDavid was drafted 1st overall in the OHL entry draft by the erie otters. The world turned shockingly and saw what he could do, this year Connor Mcdavid put a record of 49 points in only 15 OHL hockey games in the regular season. In his 16th game, he suffered a fracture bone in his left hand and is out till now. He is expected to be back before the U-21 World junior hockey championships in Montreal and Toronto this upcoming year. With NHL scouts watching the young star produce in his league, the teams want him. He is expected to be playing for the Buffalo Sabres if the team continues to be unsuccessful in the 2014-2015 season. Connor Mcdavid and the Erie Otters are a record of 19 wins 3 loss and 1 shout out loss which puts them first in the league! Connor mcdavid was the first ever 16 year old to play in the under U-21 Canadian world junior hockey team. Connor Mcdavid had more points then Crosby did when he played minor hockey. Do we have the next big super star here in Canada? In my opinion i think so because it shows in his performance, he's ranked #1 in the OHL with only 15 games played.

The Stanley Cup

The stanley cup is one of the biggest prizes when it comes to sports. The NHL was founded in 1917 when there were 6 teams in the NHL ( Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, Detroit, New York) After every decade the sport is played, The NHL adds on a peice to the cup. The writing on the Stanley cup is every player who has ever won the cup and teams. The Montreal Canadiens are the team with the most Stanley cup wins with 24 Stanley cups followed by toronto with only 13. The Stanley Cup was not always part of the NHL. In 1892 the Stanley family put on the first ever dominion hockey challenge which was after bought by the NHL and now the offical trophy of hockey. The Stanley cup is pretty much a dream to every hockey player around the world. To see the trophy is just a privilige. The stanley cup is the biggest prize in my opinion in every sport on this very planet. The first ever time the cup was awarded was in 1893 in montreal H.C. After the two leagues ( National hockey association) (pacific hockey association) combind then started the league. They`re are generally 3 stanley cups, there is the dominion challenge cup, the presidents cup and the replica cup. The replica cup is used when the team wins the cup and is on the ice. The Stanley cup is generally awarded to each player and everyone one of them get awarded the trophy atleast for a whole week to show it off from there familly. In my opinion, the Stanley cup is one of the best awards a person can ever get, its a hockey players dream to hold the cup up and win it with their team.

They're are many star hockey players in the National hockey league that give their life to play the sport. Some stand out more then others. For exemple players like Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Carey Price and others.Players like these , dedicate there lives to become top of the league and they push themselves to get there. The National Hockey League gives out an award at the end of the year for top points (goals+assist) out of the 82 games they play each season (national hockey league is a pro league where players from around the world get drafted by NHL teams and play 82 games and playoffs ,average player makes about 800 thousand dollars a year and usally the best ones make about 7 million dollars a year.) The work is not so easy, these players are really hard on there bodies and often hurt themselves doing it. Average hockey athlete career usually ends in there late 30s or early 40s .Jaromír Jágr who was born February 15 1972 (42 years of age). The best hockey player ratted by the critics to this day is Sidney Crosby . Sidney was borned August 7 1987 in Halifax , Canada. Crosby picked the number 87 cause of the year he was borned in. He played year up AAA until at the age of 15 he got scouted out . To this day he plays for the Pittsburgh peiguins making around 5 million a year . The effort each pro hockey player makes is enormous and it takes hard work and effort .Not all athletes work as hard as they do.

Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs PPE

For just the second time ever in the National Hockey League (NHL), Due to the attack in Ottawa at the parliament and Memorial, The Game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators was postponed. The terrorist attack in Ottawa was a Canadian changing moment witch sadly killing Cpl. Nathan Cirillos who was standing honor at the war memorial in Ottawa. The terrorist then barged into the parliament but the security killed him. This is the first time in Canadian history, someone has ever terrorized at the parliament in Ottawa. The reason they canceled the National Hockey League game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators is because they we’re worried about if they were going to be targeted. This isn’t the first time the NHL has postponed a game. April 15 2013, The Boston Bruins we’re supposed to play against the Philadelphia Flyers but at the Boston Marathon, there were 2 bombings and they postponed the game to a later date in the season. The National Hockey League understands the safety issues and the player safety and security. The Toronto Maple leafs we’re 200 meters away from the shooting cause they were at the western hotel in downtown Ottawa. Thankfully, the players we’re not involved in this and injured. The gun man’s name was Michael Zehaf Bibeau who was 32 years of age, was a Canadian citizen who was having drug issues and mental illness issues. For the first time ever, the Canadian National anthem was played at an American NHL hockey game and was played to show respect and class. The next game between the Ottawa Senators and The New jersey Devils on October 23rd in Ottawa will be something very special and they’re will be a ceremony before the game.   

The new 2014-2015 NHL hockey season.

As you all know, the new NHL 2014-2015 hockey season has just started about a week ago and lots of new and exciting features are now included in the broadcasting departments. First of all i'd like to tell you that the NHL has signed a new broadcasting deal with Rodgers network. The previous owners were Bell Canada. This now provides you too watch more hockey games then ever before. Rodgers owns most part of cable TV so it allows them to stream up to 10 games a night. Sad news is that TSN ( television sports network ) cannot broadcast because they are owned by Bell Canada. 

Some new features in the live feed for the games are that the main ref has a video camera on his helmet that is broadcast on TV for a better look at the play. they also have this new sky feed that lets you watch the game from over top view. This a tracks more fans and TV users. This season is gonna end up being like never before from all these high tech effects that they are now using to improve the game so its done fairly and more entertaining .

Rodgers network now sells the games to TV station for some of the profit they make. The game is evolving in a good way and if they continue to improve as much as they are , the game is gonna get lot better and fun to watch, in my opinion, bringing more of tech into the sport is all what was needed to keep the game fun and cool to watch.      

I chose hockey as my topic because it is the greatest sport in the world. The reasons why it's the greatest sport in the world is because they work so hard to keep improving as an individual. People don't understand how much work and deduction is put into it. Hockey is also a Canadian sport and I live in Canada so it makes sense. Hockey is very big in North America for it's well known skills, fights, and hitting. I like this sport not only does it bring joy and excitement, but also just gets you out of your seat and just the nerves and the blood rush. I also chose this subject because it defines me as a person. This is my passion what I love and is something that I am so fascinated about. Also, watching the pros like Sidney Crosby, Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher who are players I look up too. These players make me want to put more effort and work into my studies into my school work and sports . I am a really big sports fanatic and love to watch everything but my love is hockey. It is crazy to think on how much pros put into there hockey skills and what they do to get better and better every day. Plus only 0.01 percent of hockey players make the National hockey league. That's not even 1 % of kids. You would have to be able to work at that craft every single second to be able to get to that level of play and sometimes you just need some luck to get to that point. You also need to have a lot of focus. This is why hockey is my favorite sport in the world.