10 Facts About Hockey puck

1.

Hockey puck is either an open or closed disk used in a variety of sports and games.

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The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the name is related to the verb to Hockey puck used in the games of shinty and hurling for striking or pushing the ball, from the Scottish Gaelic puc or the Irish poc, meaning "to poke, punch or deliver a blow":.

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3.

One of the most common is a blue, 4-ounce Hockey puck that is used for training younger players who are not yet able to use a standard Hockey puck.

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4.

Short demonstration tape of the Minnesota North Stars skating with the FireHockey puck was shown during the period break at the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal.

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5.

The International Hockey League pursued testing the Firepuck with its inventor, Donald Klassen.

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6.

FireHockey puck name was branded during the 1990s but has since been discontinued.

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7.

The Hockey puck had integrated electronics to track its position on screen; a blue streak traced the path of the Hockey puck across the ice.

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8.

Black rubber of the Hockey puck is made up of a mix of natural rubber, antioxidants, bonding materials and other chemicals to achieve a balance of hardness and resilience.

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9.

Each Hockey puck is manually cleaned with a trimmer machine to remove excess rubber.

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10.

Spongee puck originated when someone took a toy red, white and blue handball and cut out the center, leaving a rude approximation of a standard hockey puck.

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