Throughout history there have been many new innovations that have successfully or unsuccessfully made an impact on society. But one thing that I believe has made a large impact on myself and the rest of the world is something I love very much, the greatest sport in the world: Hockey! You may not know this but the NHL has been around for over 100 years, and I currently believe that it is entering its early majority stage. I believe that the actual concept for hockey is what eventually made it become a major professional sport with professional leagues all over the world. The league itself did not start to become big until they had its marketable stars, like Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and now Connor McDavid.
These stars brought in more and more people into the game, and the NHL itself has done a much better job advertising and getting more celebrity fans coming to games. They have also done an excellent job of including the less popular countries into its younger world junior tournaments and the world championships. Players like Leon Draisaitl, Mats Zuccarello, Tim Stuetzle, Nikolai Ehlers, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Roman Josi, have shown the world that players from outside the 5 powerhouses, can have lasting impacts on teams and careers. There are also some online influencers showing their love for the game, like TacTixHD, The Spittin Chiclets Podcast, Rob Talks Hockey, Elev802, and Pavel Barber. Overall I think that the game of hockey has done a wonderful job expanding and I hope more and more people join the world’s greatest game!
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