Hockey Time!

Lalie Harcourt and Ricki Wortzman Illustrated by Dave Whamond

It's Saturday. Time to play hockey!2

Sticks drop. Sticks slide. Teams form.

Do we have 6 players for each team?

Hockey Facts

Before hockey pucks were invented, playersused frozen cow poop. Now NHL teams keep80 frozen pucks intheir locker rooms.

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Game begins. Fast skating. Quick passes. Hard shots. Goals scored. Goals saved. Kids cheer. 4

Game ends. Tie score. Backslapping. High-fives. Fun times. Playing hockey in the yard. It's Saturday.

6 to 6. Great game!

Who wants to play another

game?

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It's Saturday. Time to play hockey!

2 more goals and that will

be 10!

Hockey Fact

The fastest slapshots travel faster than a car drives on a highway!

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Shots on net. Score points—1 for net, 2 for hat. Shoot high. Shoot low. Shoot and score!

16 points!

That's 13 pointsfor me!

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Players counted. Teams made. All ready. Ball drops. Game begins. Dodge the defence. Pass. Shoot. Goals scored. Goals saved. Kids cheer.

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Final goal. Game over. Backslapping. High-fives. Fun times. Playing hockey in the park. It's Saturday.

Hockey Fact

When a playerscores 3 goals in1 game, it is called a hat trick.

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Final score—10 to 5!

It's Saturday. Time to play hockey!

Hockey Facts

A Zamboni takes about 7 minutes to make the ice clean and smooth. The Zamboni comes out about 4 times for each game.

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Whistle blows. Puck drops. Fast skating. Quick passes. Hard shots. Players change. Goals scored. Goals saved. Kids cheer.

7 to 5!How many goalsto tie this game?

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Tension builds. Minutes tick. Empty net.

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Hockey Fact

The longest game ever played lasted 10 days!

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Buzzer sounds. Game over. Crowd cheers. High-fives. Fun times. Playing hockey in the arena. It's Saturday.

Empty net goal! 8 to 6. We will win!

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It's Saturday. Time to play hockey!20 shots. 9 goals. Time to switch.

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20 shots. 7 saves. Time to stop. Backslapping. High-fives. Fun times!Playing hockey in the driveway. It's Saturday.

It's Saturday. Time to watch hockey!

Hockey Fact

Thousands of people love to watch hockey. Do you?

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Visual CreditsTry this activity: (boy) GraphicsRF/Fotolia

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