“When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.” Gretzky’s mind set of hockey quickly had him playing with boys much older than him. In 1978, at age 17, he was signed a contract to the WHA Indianapolis Racers. In 1979 when the WHA join up with the NHL the NHL team associated was allowed to keep 2 players from their WHA team. Gretzky was obviously a choice for the Edmonton Oilers and was in the NHL by the age of 20. Wayne Gretzky is important to Canada in many different ways.
These skates were state of the art in the early 90’s and were worn by most players in the NHL. In 1992, Eric Lindros joined the Bauer team and helped with their research and development team. Also to help with their R&D team, Bauer partnered with McGill University in 1995. McGill University is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and is one of the premiere schools in North America. In 1997, Bauer introduced the Vapor skate line and the Bauer 5000 player helmet.
Who is “The Great One?” For many years, Canada’s own, Wayne Gretzky, has been considered the greatest player to ever play the fast paced game of hockey. Gretzky has made his name familiar in every National Hockey League (NHL) record book during his illustrious twenty one year career. Years of NHL play have come and gone and his name still sits triumphant amongst many. However, tables have been turning the last few years as Sydney Crosby, another young Canadian player, has stepped into the spotlight and taken the professional league by storm. Records have been set by both of these talented phenomenons, but who in the end will take the title of “The Great One,” young active Sydney Crosby or the retired hockey hero Wayne Gretzky?
What were the 5 most important contributions this individual made to Canada and explain why you felt these were the most important contributions? 1) The Man Who Helped Make Canada the Country It Is Today 2) The man who supported confederation 3) He was the father of confederation 4) He was the first prime minister 5) He made a lot of achievements in Canada which helps us today and did in the past.. I think these were the most important contributions sir John Alexander Macdonald made because… 1) He is the man who helped make Canada the country it is today. He helped Canada because in 1854 no party was capable of governing for a long time, but Sir John Alexander Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival George Brown. He said that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek confederation and political reform.
MacDonald’s National Policy. It was supported by the farmers of the West and rejected by the business owners of the East. Company of One Hundred Associates – A group of French investors that established a trading and investment company in 1627. The King of France promised them exclusive ownership over the fur trade as long as they invested their money in New France and helped to bring more French Catholics to New France. Seven Years War – - The final stage of a century long battle fought between the British and the French.
He had bad knees from playing hockey his whole life. He left the Bruins and then retired in 1978. He was one of hockey’s best players and was entered into the Hall of Fame in 1979. The picture of Bobby Orr was famous because it won the Bruins the 1970 Stanley Cup and the Bruins had not won the Stanley Cup in 29 years. The picture was also famous because it showed Bobby Orr in mid air, 3 feet above the ice, right after he scored the 4th goal to win the Stanley Cup.
Lizzy Long 1)After rocky beginning,success finally rewarded the exertion of France in the New world.In 1608 France established the beginning of a vast empire in Canada when they founded the city of Quebec on the St.Lawrence River. 2)In 1754 the government of Virginia ushered George Washington , a twenty-one year old Virginian,onto the stage of history.He was sent to the Ohio country as a lieutenant colonel in command of about 150 Virginian militiamen.Encountering a small detachment of French troops in the forest about forty miles from Fort Duquesne,the fired the first shots of the French and Indian War. (also known as the Seven Year War) In 1755 the English sent General Baddock, with a strong detachment of British regulars.to move
Lacrosse is a team sport that may have originated as early as 1100 AD. It is generally a contact sport with a significant amount of body and stick checking and therefore requires padding. The game is played using a small rubber ball and a long handled stick called a crosse with the head of the stick being laced loosely with mesh designed to catch the ball. The object of the game is to score by shooting the rubber ball into the opponent’s goal using the crosse to catch, pass and carry the ball. Lacrosse is mainly played in the US and Canada although there has been documentation of lacrosse throughout European history as well.
Joe was inducted to the Football Hall of Fame at the age of 44. Joe “Cool” Montana, The Comeback Kid How did a boy from small town Pennsylvania become the greatest clutch play that the NFL has ever seen? There are three significant reasons why Joe Montana, former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers football team, is the greatest regular season as well as greatest Super Bowl quarterback in National Football League history. First, Montana had a baffling sense for reading defenses, finding his receivers or running the ball out of trouble when linemen rushed him. Second, he possessed an astonishing intuition that resulted in long gains or touchdowns, when other quarterbacks would have been sacked.
His electrifying senior season earned him accolades such as McDonald's All-American and North Carolina's Mr. Basketball to name a couple (JockBio). In the McDonald's All-American game, Paul was teammates with the teenage phenomenon LeBron James. Chris Paul showed the world what type of player he was going to be, collecting ten assists and playing to get his teammates in position to score (Wake Forest: Men's Basketball). His pass-first approach to the game was special in itself, but what separated him as a superstar was his ability to score, as well as see the floor as arguably the best passer on the floor at all times. CP3 is notorious for manufacturing baskets when there seems to be no holes in the defense.