2006-12-17 13:01:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
i read it in a book somewhere. In the early 1900's(before the nhl ) a game was being played and the ball kept bouncing off the ice and into the bench. After hitting one of the mmembers of the coaching staff for the third time he got fed up. He decided to take out his pocket knife and slice of the rounded ends of the ball making a cylinder shape. The rest of the game went so well they decided to do the same thing to every puck. Hence the birth of the hockey puck.
2006-12-17 13:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by C G 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The sphere shpae is to lallow the puck to glide or slide on the ice surface. if it was a sphere, the puck would roll.
The actual puck is about 4" in diameter and wighs 4 ounces. its very hard rubber and is frozen just before a game.
As a matter of fact, a bucket of pucks is frozen for use in each game so that when a puck goes out into the stadium, they can use a fresh one. The person who catches the puck has a great souvenier!
2006-12-21 11:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by vgordon_90 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockey evolved from ice games played by people who did not have access to manufactured goods. So they used wood, flat stones, or frozen pieces of manure. As the game evolved from this, so did the puck.
The first publicized hockey game ever occurred in Montreal in 1876, and it used a flat piece of wood instead of a rubber ball, as was used in field hockey and lacrosse. The reason was because the ball bounced too much, and did not slide on the ice.
All this said, in case you wondered, the puck as we know it today has remained virtually the same since 1886, when the design was regulated: three inch diameter, one inch thick piece of vulcanized rubber.
2006-12-19 11:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-09 21:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if it was shaped like a sphere, it would be a BALL, not a PUCK.
2006-12-17 13:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by retracm67 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
a sphere wouldnt slide across the ice properly basically. There is a proper reason but i cant remember it.
2006-12-17 13:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by pookey_2000uk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
so it will slide across the ice at 60-100 mph.
originally, frozen cow patties were used. as technology advanced, i guess the basic shape was kept. if hockey used a tennis ball like street hockey it would make the ice redundant.
2006-12-18 07:58:24 · answer #7 · answered by Tiberius 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably because it wouldn't stay on the ice surface that much & be bouncing all off the glass & into the stands alot.
2006-12-17 13:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by foleycat 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-17 21:39:02 · answer #9 · answered by playmkr278 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋