Ice hockey -Jirka Ondráček

WHAT IS IT ABOUT
Ice hockey is a sport that is played by two teams on ice. The players
wear ice skates on their feet and can skate across the ice at very high
speeds. They hold hockey sticks, which they use to push, shoot or Gordie Howe
Best hockey player of all time
pass a puck around the ice. The players score by shooting the puck
into a net.Ice hockey is very well-known and well-liked
in Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, the United
States, Latvia and Slovakia. Most of the best players in the world play
in the National Hockey League (NHL) which has 32 teams in the
United States and Canada.
History

The origins of ice hockey date back to the 19th century in

Canada where adaptations of the modern day hockey game
were played in icy conditions. Since then the sport has gone
on to become one of the largest in the world with the major
participants originating from North America. The NHL
(National Hockey League) is the largest league in the world
and currently turns over millions of dollars each year.
Jaromír Jágr
born 15 February 1972

He is a Czech professional ice hockey right

winger for and the owner of Rytíři
Kladno of the Czech Extraliga
He previously played in the National
Hockey League (NHL)
Jágr has had one of the longest careers in
professional ice hockey history