5 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Ice Hockey Game
By Johnny McKenzie, Thu Dec 8th

Are you an ice hockey playing teenager that dreams about one daymaking it all the way to the National Hockey League? Do you wantto become the next superstar in ice hockey?

My guess is that your answer is yes to both of the abovequestions (at least if you are an ice hockey playing teenager).

Now it is time for the next questions.

Do you currently feel that you are on the right track for asuccessful NHL career? Are you doing all the right things inorder to become a world class athlete?

Actually I am no longer so sure that your answer is yes to thesequestions as I was on the first ones.

But do not worry, just keep reading and I will give you a fewbasic pointers to help you a little along the way.

I never made it to the NHL myself and I whish now that I knewback then what I know now. Maybe I wouldn’t have made it all theway, but I most likely would have come closer.

Here are five pointers that every young ice hockey player shouldbe implementing:

1. Always be careful with what you eat.

Stick with low fat food and lots of pasta. This will help yourengine run for sixty minutes.

2. Get a good night sleep every night.

This will help you body recover from practice and games.

3. Stay away from alcohol and other drug.

You already knew this one,
I know. It was merely a reminder.

4. Focus every time you are out in the ice.

Tomorrow is new day. Make sure you make the most out of today’spractice or game. If you do not catch the moment now you willsoon be too old to play the game of ice hockey.

5. Improve your mental strength.

Many wise men say that any sport is ninety percent mental andten percent physics. I do not know if this is true, but why takeany chances. There are many good books to read on the subject.

Ice hockey is a complicated game and I will not promise yousuccess, but you will be heading the correct path when youimplement the above five steps.

Make every day and every shift count out on the ice. There willbe rewards.

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Zamboni Creates Magic At Hockey Games To The Disappointment Of
By Johnny McKenzie, Thu Dec 8th

Frank Zamboni created the world’s first ice resurfacing machinein the 1940’s and today Zamboni is the official ice resurfacingmachine of the NHL as well as a magic saga.

For some reason the Zamboni often are more interesting to youngkids than the actual NHL they are watching.

Many are the parents who have bought expensive tickets to lettheir kids experience a NHL game just to find out that the kidsfind it more interesting to watch the Zamboni out on the iceduring the intermissions.

This must be very frustrating for a hockey loving dad who wantsto get a cup of coffee between periods to stand and watch theZamboni instead.

I actually remember one of the very first ice hockey games mydad brought me too. He met some old friends he hadn’t seen inquite a while and they agreed to have a chat during the firstintermission.

My dad never got to talk ice hockey with his old friends thatnight because I didn’t leave my seat during the first break. Ijust sat there and watched the Zamboni refresh the ice as if themachine was the greatest hero in the world.

When the second break came I agreed to leave real short for somepopcorn and dad was all happy to see his pals. His excitementsoon disappeared when we couldn’t find them and we returned toour seats for the third period.

Now I am a hockey loving dad myself and maybe one day I willhave the same trouble with my kid as dad had with me.

About the author:HockeyTribute.com is an informative site for ice hockey fans anda place where you can learn more about the NHL and ice hockey.