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= Hockey =

Background
During the 1850s and 1920s, industrialization and urbanization changed with relation to society, beginning in Sweden. As populations and access to money grew, so did the interest in sports. As days were divided into working hours and rest, the male population had introduced the aspect of spare time, whilst the female population was focused on house duties, giving birth, and raising children. The expectations for sports was to turn boys into men, prioritizing the male population with relation to sports, as opposed to the female population. Overtime, the number of women being accepted into traditional male sports managed to increase, particularity, the sport of ice hockey. By the 1900's, women had teams and leagues. There are now opportunities for women to play at all levels, such as: recreational, amateur, university, national, and olympic.

North America
Ice Hockey in North America is known just as hockey. The first recorded women's hockey game took place in Ottawa, Canada in 1891. Recognized as a male-dominant sport, characteristics such as body contact, strength, and aggressiveness are notable, but, women bring forth mass amounts of speed, finesse, and less violence. Since the establishment of women's hockey into the 1998 Olympics, Canada and the United States of America (USA) have won both every gold or silver, except for 2006, where USA accepted bronze. During the 2010 Olympics, it was noted that Canada and USA contained 88% of the world registered women's hockey players. There are currently 26 countries that participate in women's ice hockey.

Ice Hockey Equipment
There has been an exploration of equipment types and uses throughout time, and includes many elements. Ice hockey is a very fast, physical, and demanding sport, with multiple elements that can lead to injuries.

Male Equipment
In men's hockey, it is common for physicality to rise in fights, body-checking, and aggression.

Player

 * helmet
 * neck guard
 * shoulder pads
 * elbow pads
 * hockey gloves
 * hockey pants
 * hockey jock
 * hockey shin pads
 * hockey skates
 * hockey socks
 * hockey jersey
 * mouthguard
 * hockey stick
 * hockey puck

Goalie

 * Goalie stick
 * goalie skates
 * goalie mask
 * chest and arm protector
 * goalie blocker
 * goalie glove
 * goalie jock
 * goalie pants
 * goalie pads
 * hockey socks

Player

 * helmet
 * neck guard
 * shoulder pads
 * elbow pads
 * hockey gloves
 * hockey pants
 * hockey jill
 * shin pads
 * hockey skates
 * hockey socks
 * hockey jersey
 * mouthguard
 * hockey stick
 * hockey puck

Goalie

 * Goal stick
 * goal skates
 * goalie mask
 * chest and arm protector
 * goal blocker
 * goal glove
 * goal jill
 * goal pants
 * goal pads
 * hockey socks

Article Evaluation
When evaluating an article...

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic?


 * Yes. The article was a good source to get the basis of the sport of hockey. The article explained the differences between each form of hockey, its origin, history, and equipment.

Is there anything that distracted you?


 * Nothing distracted me from this article.

Is any information out of date?


 * No

Is anything missing that could be added?


 * The equipment portion was lacking immensely

What else could be improved?


 * The history portion is quite vague, as well as narrowing in the differences between women's hockey and men's.

Is the article neutral?


 * Yes.

Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?


 * The claims on hockey in general are based solely on male hockey.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?


 * No.

Check a few citations.

Do the links work?


 * Yes.

Does the source support the claims in the article?


 * Very much.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?


 * No, every fact under the heading "other forms of hockey" are not sourced, along with other sections of this article.

Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources?


 * Most of the sources come from neutral articles.

If biased, is that bias noted?


 * No.

After evaluating (Talk Pages)...

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?


 * Pictures in the article
 * Considered changes
 * Hockey Hall of Fame
 * Added information

How is the article rated?


 * The article was given the grade of a 'C'.

Is it a part of any WikiProjects?


 * I am unsure of how to check this.