The History of Hockey

The hockey you see and know about today isn't anywhere close to we're it started, over 4,000 years ago.

A rough form of hokey started around 4,000 years ago in Egypt and was also played in Ethiopia around 1,000 B.C. There is evidence that links Greece and Romans to playing hockey. The Aztec Indians also played hockey several centuries before Columbus landed in the new world. But the way they played hockey still wasn't the same as when hockey was officially made a sport.

Now when the rules of hockey started in the 1870's they were very broad and basic not anywhere as complex as today because back when they started they didn't wear pads or even helmet like they do now of days and there teams were about thirty people and they played about a third of the team at a time.

But now of days you have to be in shape and work out daily to stay in shape for playing because have to be able to go down the court ram players out of thenway to get to the goal to score. They also have to overcome about fifty pounds of padding and other equipment.

But back in the day it was easier to move faster because they didn't have to wear as much stuff as now of days. They only had shin guards,gloves, and ice skates. But there was a downside to less padding, you had to tougher because there was a good chance that you'd get hit by a stick or the puck, which this also meant there more injuries as a result of less protection.  Hockey has changed dramatically from the time it started 4000 years ago, a big change in hockey has been the rules and the goals, puck, protective equipment and more.
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How to Play Hockey

As a curious person I found myself wondering what Richard Anderson's hobby was and I found out one of his favorite hobbies is hockey. When I was researching this I also found out that he was probably going to go pro if he didn't break both of his arms.

In this post I will inform you on how to play hockey which like I said before is one of Richard's hobbies.

Before you find out how to play you need to make sure to get this gear
Helmet and Mask – To protect your head!
Mouth Guard – To protect your teeth!
Neck Guard – Defend your neck and throat
Shoulder Pads – To guard your shoulders and chest
Elbow Pads – To keep from hitting your funny bone or getting hurt!
Gloves – Padded gloves to keep your hands warm and isolated from harm!
Hockey Pants – Padded pants to keep from getting hurt when you fall
Jock/Jill – A very important piece of equipment, protects your groin area.
Garter Belt – Used to hold up your socks
Shin Pads – Guards your knees and shins
Socks – holds shin guards on
Skates – Keeps feet from harm and moves you around on the ice
Stick – A left or right-handed stick used to pass puck or score

Types of penalties
Boarding - no violently hitting someone against the boards
Charging - No getting lined up to hit someone
Cross-Checking – Hitting another player with both of your hands on your stick, using the stick as a weapon
Delayed Penalty - You hold the puck to run the time out , by holding the puck or intentionally shooting it out of bounds
Elbowing –using elbow as a weapon to hit someone
Hand Pass – When a player uses a hand to pass the puck to a teammate
High Sticking – When a player’s stick strikes an opposing player above their shoulders
Hitting from behind - When a player hits another player illegally from behind
Holding – When a player illegally holds an opposing player
Hooking – When a player hooks their stick around an opposing player
Interference – When a player illegally contacts a play that does not have possession of the puck. Also called when a player interferes with the opposing goalie
Slashing – When a player uses their stick to hit an opposing player
Spearing – Hitting an opponent illegally with the players stick or body
Tripping – When a player intentionally trips an opposing player

The basic rules of how to play
Generally there are three, twenty-minute periods in a standard hockey game.
If the score is tied at the end of the third, there may be over-time periods or a shootout to decide the winner.  The player who scored is rewarded with a goal, and the players who passed the puck to set up the goal are awarded with assists.
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MacGyver the Movie

Richard Dean Anderson played a fictional character named MacGyver which was also the show name in which he was a agent for a fictional government agency that sent him on a lot of rescue missions which he got to them by using the things around him but never used a gun, well right now you are probably wondering why I'm telling you this well the reason is because they are now making a movie based on the show MacGyver.

As I said there's a movie of MacGyver being made and I think would like the movie because it would remind him of the show back when he did it which when he was doing the show he enjoyed it so I believe he would like how there making a movie on it.

 New Line is cobbling together its "MacGyver" movie, entering talks with James Wan after the director's supernatural horror pic "The Conjuring" pleased studio brass.

Based on the 1980s TV series starring Richard Dean Anderson, the show followed Angus MacGyver, an agent of the fictional government agency The Phoenix Foundation. MacGyver never carried a gun, using his wits and whatever was lying around to fight criminals.

No plot details have emerged for the script that Jason Richman drafted and was most recently worked over by Brian and Mark Gunn. Whether Anderson would be involved is not known. Martha and Raffaella De Laurentiis are producing through their Dino De Laurentiis Company shingle along with Lee David Zlotoff.
The show was a hit for ABC running for seven years. (Chicago Tribute)

Now from reading about Richard I would think he want to be involved in the movie some way whether it be he plays a small role or directs the movie I don't think he would care what part he can take in it as long as he could take part in it.

                                                          

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Richards Career

Richard dean Anderson started of thinking he was going to be a Professional hockey player but ended breaking both of his arms in separate incidences which after that he just put being a Professional hockey off and started exploring the field of acting and got interested in acting. In high school he took a drama and ended up liking it and started getting ready to make a career in acting.

After high school he went to college to get a degree to make it easier to get a job in acting but he ended up dropping out a few month before he got his degree. As result of him dropping out he had to move to California where he got a job as a mime at renaissance fair. He then got in a band with his friend which lasted for a couple of years. Then soon after that he landed a big act as Dr. Jeff Webber in General Hospital which lasted him for five seasons and was 1976 thru 1981 and is what really launched his acting career.

But after General Hospital he stumbled and was in some minor roles for a couple of shows for five years these small jobs continued. Then a big audition came up for a show called MacGyver and he acted in front of the people poking for a role and they ended up hiring right after the audition. Which the role lasted him seven years. His next and last big show was star gate which lasted him 10 years.

"Like many boys growing up in Minnesota, Richard dreamed of becoming a professional hockey player. However, at the age of 16, he broke both arms, in separate accidents three weeks apart, while playing in high school hockey games. He put aside his dreams of playing professionally, though he still harbors a deep love for the sport."( Kate R)

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Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson was the first born of his three brothers . Richard loved to play hockey and dreamed of becoming a professional hockey player when he was older but was put aside when at age sixteen he broke both of his arms separately. But since he wasn't able to play hockey he started acting in minor roles of tv shows and movies but then in the mid 80's he tried out for a show called MacGyver and was contracted right after the audition.

Richard is known for MacGyver a tv show in that started in the mid 80's, that he played as a guy who was very resourceful and example off that is that he Made a telescope out of a news paper a magnifying glass and a watch crystal which is one of his many creative creations.

I choose Richard Dean Anderson because I have seen him in the tv show called MacGyver, and I was intrested in seeing if Richard was like that in real life I also wanted to research about his views on religion because I'm curious to see if he is cristian and if so how does he display it because, my religion is very important to me. I also wanted to know if Richard has a college degree because I want to see how much success you can get with or without a college degree because he was very successful and it would be surprising to be so good without a degree.

Then I will also be telling you in the future about what Richard did in stargate and what he did in the show stargate. Next blog I will be telling you about what Richards childhood was like and how he became interested in acting in more depth. Then how Richard broke both of his arms at age sixteen, then about what he's doing now days.

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