HistoryPodcast 50 - Hockey

Ice hockey, referred to simply as "hockey" in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is one of the world's fastest sports, with players on skates capable of going high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces. The most prominent ice hockey nations are Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, and the United States. While there are 64 total members of the International Ice Hockey Federation, those seven nations have traditionally dominated the field for decades. Of the sixty medals awarded in men's competition at the Olympic level between 1920 and 2002, only six did not go to one of those countries (or a former entity thereof, such as Czechoslovakia or the Soviet Union) and only one such medal was awarded above bronze.

HistoryPodcast 50 - Hockey 6:37 - 6.23MB

Links:

Wikipedia Hockey

NHL (National Hockey League)

USA Hockey

The Science of Hockey

Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Statistics Database

Hockey News

Books

Hockey for Dummies

The Boys of Winter : The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told : The Finest Writers on Ice (Greatest)

Hockey Tough

HIstoryPodcast 49 - Olympics

Thank you for listening to another historypodcast. I hope you enjoy this one. It seemed appropriate for this month.

HP49 - Olympics.mp3 4:34 - 4.37MB

Links:

The Official Website of the Olympic Movement


The Worst of the Modern Olympics Was Held ... ?

HistoryPodcast 48 - The Greatest Stories Never Told

Something a little different tonight I hope you all like it.

HistoryPodcast 48 - The Greatest Stories Never Told.mp3 9:01 - 8.44MB

Links

The Greatest Stories Never Told : 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

HistoryPodcast 47 - America's Wickedest City

This episode is a suggestion from listener Tim Williamson a student at Auburn University. Thank you Tim!

HistoryPodcast 47 - America's Wickedest City.mp3 21:05 - 19.4MB

Links

Phenix City, AL Official Website

Shelbyville Times-Gazette News: Phenix City Series

Source Article

The 1955 Movie: The Phenix City Story

Wikipedia Article

Books

The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama

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