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Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 5
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   5.68

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    defensemen, emphasis, exterior, puck, run-ins, substitutions, injury, miracle, professional, skaters, sport, victory, gain, defense, favor, allow
     content words:    United States, McGill University, National Hockey League, In Olympic, Soviet Union, Lake Placid, New York

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Other Languages
     French: Le hockey sur glace
     Spanish: Hockey Sobre Hielo
     German: Eishockey

Ice Hockey
By Jane Runyon 		  
1     It's fast. It's exciting. It's a sport both spectators and athletes get involved in. Ice hockey has become one of the most watched Olympic events. In the 2002 Olympics, an estimated 15 million Canadians watched the Olympic hockey games on television. More than 38 million people in the United States watched.
 
2     Ice hockey was brought to Canada in the 1850's by British soldiers. Students at McGill University in Montreal made the sport popular. They even introduced the hockey puck to the game. It replaced a rubber ball that had been used for scoring.
 
3     Ice hockey was first played in the Olympics in 1920. At that time there were no winter Olympics. The first winter games were held in 1924. Only men's teams competed for many years. It wasn't until 1998 that women's teams competed for medals.

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