Fun Facts
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Did you know Bobby Hull shot the worlds fastest slap shot or Wayne Gretzky holds the most NHL records?
Well in this section you can read 10 fun facts about hockey that with interest you.
1. The NHL was formed in 1917 and has become one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world.
2. The Montreal Canadians have won the most Stanley Cups in league history, with 23.
3. The fastest slap-shot on record is Bobby Hull’s, which registered 118 miles per hour.
4. The standard North American ice rink is 200 feet long and 85 feet wide.
5. Wayne Gretzky holds 61 NHL records, the most by far of any player.
6. Regulation hockey nets are six feet wide and four feet tall.
7. The Stanley Cup is named after a former Canadian Governor General, Lord Stanley of Preston, who donated the trophy in 1893.
8. The original Stanley Cup was only seven inches high.
9. Canada is widely considered to be the birthplace of hockey. The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Canada. There is also a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame for the players, coaches, etc. who are American born.
10. An official game puck measures three inches in diameter and on inch thick.
Well in this section you can read 10 fun facts about hockey that with interest you.
1. The NHL was formed in 1917 and has become one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world.
2. The Montreal Canadians have won the most Stanley Cups in league history, with 23.
3. The fastest slap-shot on record is Bobby Hull’s, which registered 118 miles per hour.
4. The standard North American ice rink is 200 feet long and 85 feet wide.
5. Wayne Gretzky holds 61 NHL records, the most by far of any player.
6. Regulation hockey nets are six feet wide and four feet tall.
7. The Stanley Cup is named after a former Canadian Governor General, Lord Stanley of Preston, who donated the trophy in 1893.
8. The original Stanley Cup was only seven inches high.
9. Canada is widely considered to be the birthplace of hockey. The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Canada. There is also a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame for the players, coaches, etc. who are American born.
10. An official game puck measures three inches in diameter and on inch thick.