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In ice hockey, a deke is a type of feint or fake technique whereby a player draws an opposing player out of position or skates by the opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck. [1] The term is a Canadianism formed by abbreviating the word decoy. [2] [3]
Canadian Hockey Association president Judy McCrae was publicly skeptical of the report and affirmed her belief that the game was fixed. [140] In 2006, the Malaysia national field hockey team filed a complaint through the Olympic Council of Malaysia that Japan and Pakistan intentionally tied 0–0 during their match at the 2006 Asian Games. [141]
At the time, the CAHA had ongoing disagreements with the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and the International Olympic Committee on the definition of an amateur, and the RCAF team was a compromise to meet the amateur eligibility requirements of the Olympics. [3]
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the sport's governing body, was created on 15 May 1908, and was known as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) until 1947. [5] At the 1914 Olympic Congress in Paris, ice hockey was added to the list of optional sports that Olympics organizers could include. [6]
The United States men’s hockey team surrendered a tying goal with 43.7 seconds remaining in its quarterfinal game against Slovakia, then fell on the fourth shot of a shootout to lose 3-2.
Hockey rules specify that in this case, the goal is awarded to the player on the penalized team who had last touched the puck and the serving of the penalty begins after the faceoff at centre ice. The term sixth attacker is also used when both teams are at even strength; teams may also pull the goalie when shorthanded by a player, in which case ...
Missing the Olympics was not an option for Matthew Dawson, which is why the 30-year-old Australian field hockey player decided to have his badly broken finger amputated so that he could compete at ...
William Conrad "Buzz" Schneider (born September 14, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player best remembered for his role on the US Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He was also a member of the US Olympic hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics.