Steve Yzerman whom will be leading the Canada's men hockey team in the Olympics this year in Sochi, plans on requesting the players to shave for the games instead of keeping a play-off style beard. There has been no official decision, though he had made this request before, back in 2010 when Canada won the gold medal with Sidney Crosby's overtime winning goal. Read the article here.
Steve's reason on wanting the team to shave their beards were to make them look more "respectable", and for their smiles to be more easily seen. Even though there hasnt been an official decision, the organization does support Yzerman's idea.
Some people agree with the idea of shaving, some not so much, and others didn't care much about this call. Personally I don't agree with Yzerman's idea, because I think the players should have a choice whether they want to shave or not. Some players like to keep their beard, like for play-offs, and it has been a superstition around the NHL about keeping playoff beards, along with other hockey leagues. Whether you have a beard or not during the game, doesn't really matter because all the focus is on the puck, not on how much facial hair a player has.
Hi Wendy, I think your topic choice for this blog was very interesting. I agree that the hockey players should be able to choose whether or not they would like to shave because the amount of facial hair they have for the games should not matter. I suggest you proofread a few times before posting, just in case there are any mistakes that should be fixed. Also, I would have liked for you to explain a bit more about why they should not have to shave their beards if they do not want too. Overall, though, I think you did a great job. Well done!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Amy - this is a great start for your current events response. You start by introducing the topic and providing a link for your readers to refer to and this is one of the benefits of multi-media writing platforms. I do think you addressed both points of view on this very Canadian controversial issue - "to keep the beard or not in Hockey." Perhaps a little more on the superstition side would help. In the end you conclude that the beard does affect overall play and therefore does not matter in your opinion. My question would be, do you think it matters to the players who are superstitious? Would breaking their superstitious practices subconsciously affect their play?
As for your formal writing - continue to work on expanding your paragraphs as they are very brief.
I look forward to your next current events post. (I did not know you were a hockey fan :)
Hi Wendy, I think your topic is a good idea I agree that hockey players should be able to chose to shave because of the amount of facial hair they have have during the game. I also think you should read over your responds and try to make it more attention grabing.
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