ROGER NEILSON HOCKEY SCHOOL. ST CATHERINES MINOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. EVOLUTION OF HOCKEY STICKS
Roger Neilson Hockey School
- Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game.
- Hockey refers to a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball, or a puck, into the opponent's goal, using a hockey stick.
- Hockey is an album by John Zorn featuring his early "game piece" composition of the same name. The album, first released on vinyl on Parachute Records in 1980, (tracks 4-9), and later re-released on CD on Tzadik Records with additional bonus tracks as part of the The Parachute Years Box Set in
- field hockey: a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
- A large group of fish or sea mammals
- an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
- educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
- a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
Roger Neilson
The Vancouver Canucks have advanced into the NHL's Western Conference Final for the first time in 17 years...and the city is abuzz with the excitement...will this be the Canucks year?? We can only hope...let's do it for Roger... GO CANUCKS GO!!
From Wikipedia:
"As the Canucks coach during a 1982 playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Roger felt his team was unfairly penalized on several occasions during the third period. He took a trainer's white towel and held it on a hockey stick, as if to wave a white flag. Three other Canucks players did the same thing, and all were ejected from the game. By doing this, Neilson inadvertently started an NHL tradition. Canucks fans waved white towels by the thousands at the next game, a playoff tradition that continues to this day and that is widely copied by other hockey teams.
...where it all began!
Roger Neilson's Jacket
"Chicago Black Hawks jacket worn by assistant coach Roger Neilson during his stint with the club from 1984-87. Neilson assisted head coach Bob Pulford, leading the Hawks to the 1985 Campbell Conference Final, before moving on to a pro scout position within the organization from 1987-89."
Neilson was the head coach for 8 NHL teams. One of his lasting legacies was waving a white towel on a stick when he coached Vancouver during the playoffs vs. the Hawks in 1982 when he was unhappy with a call. This act led to the tradition of towel waving by fans at games.
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