Ice Hockey Research Paper

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To be a hockey state, you must be able to provide the ice, and the players. Minnesota is home to over 10,000 lakes, over 100,000 hockey players, and has long, cold winters. The Humid Continental climate that can be found in Minnesota, New York, Michigan, and other top hockey producing states in the Midwest, and eastern states is perfect for hockey. The Humid Continental Climate, means that these states experience the seasons, and have variant temperature ranges, causing very cold winters to occur. The thing is Minnesota has lakes, and lots of them. Minnesota is known as the “land of 10,000 lakes” and in the water this saying turns into the “land of 10,000 ice rinks” as the lakes freeze and people shovel them off to play hockey on what has now turned into an ice rink. …show more content…
If there is a frozen lake or pond in Minnesota, there is no doubt that there are nets on that ice. Hockey is part of Minnesota’s culture; it is a tradition. People in Minnesota learn how to skate as soon as they know how to walk. "I think the weather and our culture are what we have going for us here. My kids right now are on the ice at 3 years old." Said former USA Olympian Darby Hendrickson. Hockey in Minnesota can be traced back to the 1800s, when immigrants settled in northern Minnesota iron ranges, where the kids, and families would play the game to pass time during the cold winters. These immigrants brought what is now part of the culture in Minnesota. The northern cities of Minnesota such, as Roseau, and Warroad, were known as the hockey cities. Roseau, a city with a population of just 2700 has produced 7 Olympians. As the sport began to grow, Hockey started to become part of Minnesotans everyday