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Hockey Hockey is a sport of skill but without the proper equipment it can be very hazardous the things that are used are not only for safety but everything that is used in hockey benefits the players. Hockey was introduced to the Olympics in 1920 and no countries could use professional hockey players. The players they did use had just finished collage.The players had to put in dedication to there team because the players had tough practices that would last averagely 6 months for only a few games that could give you the best reputation in the world. If the players did not use there gear people could die. Without helmets if players hit the ground to hard there necks can break or there faces would get hurt. And padding is very important to goalies because the pucks if a puck hit a goalie with no pads a players bones could break. After seeing how dangerous and how great or a sport hockey is I hope you will watch the Olympics and cheer for U.S.A.

The site used for this was Olympic.org http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports/All-Sports/Ice-Hockey/Ice-Hockey-Equipment-and-history/