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chess played at 30 miles per hour with a weapon in every hand.
means a sport where two teams of skaters use curved sticks to shoot a rubber puck into a goal, and fighting is technically discouraged.
from born from british field hockey and indigenous stick games, formalized in 1875 montreal when students moved the game onto a frozen rink and immediately needed rules against decapitation.
puck freezingpucks are frozen before games to reduce bouncing
missing teethbobby clarke played entire career missing several teeth
fastest sportplayers reach speeds over 20 mph on skates
shortest penaltyfighting earns 5 minutes, not ejection, oddly
for instance
miracle on ice — 1980 usa amateurs beat soviet dynasty at lake placid
the summit series — canada vs ussr 1972, decided by henderson's last-minute goal
original six era — nhl ran with just six teams from 1942 to 1967
wayne gretzky trade — 1988 deal to la stunned an entire nation of canadians