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1、www.readinga-Written by Michael T.FoleyThe Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.LEVELED BOOK URUXThe Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeA Reading AZ Level U Leveled BookWord Count:1,411www.readinga-The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeLevel U Lev

2、eled Book Learning AZWritten by Michael T.FoleyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Written by Michael T.FoleyThe Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeCorrelationLEVEL UQ4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAPhoto Credits:Front cover:Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov;back cover:Chris Walker/MCT/Landov;title page:M

3、icah Wright/First Light/Corbis;page 3:Kenneth Armstrong/Reuters/Landov;page 4:Carlos Osorio/AP Images;page 5:Chronicle/Alamy;pages 6,7:Rocco Macri/123RF;page 8:Rebecca Cook/Reuters/Landov;page 9:Underwood&Underwood/Corbis;page 10:Bettmann/Corbis;page 11:Archives of Ontario,A goal is scored by the To

4、ronto Maple Leafs during playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings 1942(Archives of Ontario,F 223-3-2-7-5);page 12:A.E.Maloof/AP Images;page 13:Mike Cassese/Reuters/Landov;page 14:AP Images;page 15:Andrew Dieb/NewSport/CorbisFront cover:Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins celebrates winning the Stanley Cu

5、p in 2011.Back cover:In the last twenty-four years,more than one thousand names have been added to the Cup.Title page:The Stanley Cup wears its seatbelt when it rides in a car.Page 3:In 2012,Jordan Nolan of the Los Angeles Kings kissed the Stanley Cup in his hometown of Sault Ste.Marie in Ontario,Ca

6、nada.34Table of ContentsHockeys Greatest Prize .4Lord Stanleys Cup .5The Road to the Stanley Cup .7Notable Moments in Stanley Cup History .91928Coach Lester Patrick Replaces Injured Goalie .91942Toronto Maple Leafs vs.Detroit Red Wings .111970Bobby Orrs Legendary “Diving”Goal .12The Legend of the Oc

7、topus .13Stanley Cup DynastyEdmonton Oilers .14The Best Game You Can Name .15Glossary .16Hockeys Greatest PrizeIts Game 7 of the 1996 Western Conference finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the St.Louis Blues.The winner goes on to compete in the National Hockey League(NHL)playoff finals.The game

8、 is tied 0-0 in the second sudden death overtime period.Tension could not be higher as Detroit captain Steve Yzerman(EYE-zur-mun)picks up the puck at center ice,dashes to the blue line,and without warningcrack!blasts a thundering slap shot past the St.Louis goalie.Suddenly,all the air in Detroits Jo

9、e Louis Arena is sucked out of the building as tens of thousands of Red Wings fans erupt in cheers at one of the most exciting goals in hockey history.Red Wings player Dino Ciccarelli(22)is pushed into the Blues goalie John Casey during Game 7 of the Western Conference finals in 1996.The Stanley Cup

10、:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U56Lord Stanleys CupEvery year in October,talented ice warriors lace up their skates with a single goal in mind:winning hockeys greatest prize,the Stanley Cup.By the time the regular season is over in April,the real season begins.The Stanley Cup playoff season is the mo

11、st exciting time of the year for hockey fans as players skate,shoot,save,check,and fight for the coveted Stanley Cup.The Stanley Cup is named after Lord Stanley of Preston,who was the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893.Lord Stanley first saw an ice hockey game played at Montreals Winter Ca

12、rnival in 1889 and instantly fell in love with the sport.He decided that there should be a trophy awarded to the top team.The cup was made in 1892 and called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup.It was awarded to Canadas top amateur ice hockey club.In 1915,two professional hockey organizations agreed t

13、hat the top two teams in their leagues would play for the Cup.In later years,new leagues formed,others folded,and still others merged together.In 1926,the name of the Cup changed to the Stanley Presentation Cup.In 1947,it became the Stanley Cup.At that time there were only six teams in the NHL,from

14、Toronto,Montreal,Detroit,Chicago,New York,and Boston.They all still play in the NHL today.Historians call them the“Original Six”because more teams joined the league later.The original Cup was made of silver.It was 7.2 inches(18.5 cm)tall and 11.4 inches(29 cm)in diameter.It was placed in the Hockey

15、Hall of Fame in 1963.A“replacement”cup is used today.Hockey is the only major sport in North America that does not make a new trophy each year.The winning team keeps the Cup until the next season is over.The Cup has five bands,and all the winners names are carved into the bottom band.When it is full

16、,the top band goes to the Hall of Fame and the others move up to make space for a new band at the bottom.Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley lived from 1841 to 1908.The Stanley Cup with all five bands is 35.25 inches(89.54 cm)tall.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U78The Road to the Stanley Cup

17、The road to the Stanley Cup is long and difficult,but hockey fans wouldnt want it any other way.The current thirty NHL teams are split into two conferences,Eastern and Western.The Eastern Conference has the Metropolitan and Atlantic Divisions,while the Western Conference has the Central and Pacific

18、Divisions.The top three teams in each division automatically make the playoffs.The remaining spots are filled by the next two highest-placed teams in each conference.Fighting in HockeyHockey is known for being fast,exciting,and rough.In fact,hockey is the only North American sport that allows player

19、s to fight.Some players,called enforcers or goons,are there to fight and be rough.A 1922 rule change determined that fighting players would receive a five-minute penalty.Some people think fighting helps stop players from taking cheap shots and using their sticks as weapons.They think that a good fig

20、ht can inspire a team.However,others feel that fighting in the NHL is too violent and should be banned.Whether or not fighting continues in the NHL,it is important that kids and amateur players leave it to the professionals and never fight.Once the playoffs begin,teams must go through four best-of-s

21、even rounds in order to win the Cup:the conference quarterfinals,the conference semifinals,the conference finals,and lastly the Stanley Cup finals,which pit the Eastern Conference champions against the Western Conference champions.Four players from the San Jose Sharks wind up in the penalty box duri

22、ng a 2010 semifinals game.Conference FinalsStanley Cup Conferences 2014Conference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsStanley Cup FinalsBostonDetroit(WC)BostonMontrealMontrealNY RangersChicagoLos AngelesNY RangersLos AngelesMinnesotaChicagoPittsburghNY RangersAnaheimLos AngelesColoradoMinnesota(WC)Tam

23、pa BayMontrealSt.LouisChicagoPittsburghColumbus(WC)AnaheimDallas(WC)NY RangersPhiledelphiaSan JoseLos AngelesEastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceLos Angeles won 4-1(WC)=Wild CardThe Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U910Moments later,Rangers coach Lester Patrick skated onto the ice in full go

24、alie gear.The forty-four-year-old coach was a retired defenseman with very little goaltending experience.However,the Stanley Cup was at stake,and he had no choice.Before hitting the ice,he told his players,“Boys,dont let an old man down.”Remarkably,Lester Patrick saved nineteen shots while only allo

25、wing one goal to help the Rangers win in overtime.New York would go on to win the Stanley Cup,and at the age of forty-four years,three months,and nine days,Lester Patrick became the oldest person ever to play in a Stanley Cup final.His record and the legacy of this game live on today.Lester Patrick(

26、9)played for nine different teams in his twenty-four-year career,including the New York Rangers.Notable Moments in Stanley Cup History1928Coach Lester Patrick Replaces Injured GoalieThe year was 1928,and the New York Rangers and Montreal Maroons were battling it out in Game 2 of the finals.But when

27、New York goalie Lorne Chabot was injured,he had to leave the game.In those days,it was rare to have a backup goalie.Scrambling for a last-minute replacement,Rangers coach Lester Patrick asked the head coach of the Maroons if he could use star Ottawa goaltender Alec Connell,who was watching in the st

28、ands.Wanting to keep his teams huge advantage,Maroons coach Eddie Gerard said no.Patricks players came up with a solution and asked him:“Coach,why dont you go in the net?Well play extra hard if we know youre in goal.”New York Mayor Jimmy Walker presented the Stanley Cup to the 1928 champions,the New

29、 York Rangers.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U11121970Bobby Orrs Legendary“Diving”GoalIn overtime of Game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup finals,the Boston Bruins were trying to win against the St.Louis Blues 4-0.Bruins captain Bobby Orr found himself in front of the St.Louis net after passi

30、ng the puck to teammate Derek Sanderson,who then passed it right back.Orr took a shot at the loose puck,and just as he watched the puck cross the goal line he was tripped by a St.Louis defenseman.The combination of being tripped and Orrs excitement caused him to fly into the air like a superhero.Pho

31、tographer Ray Lussier snapped what many people say is the most famous photo in hockey history,as Orr flew through the air with his arms extended in celebration of winning the Cup.The Bruins win against the Blues brought the Cup back to Boston after a twenty-nine-year absence.1942Toronto Maple Leafs

32、vs.Detroit Red WingsIt was the first Stanley Cup final of the“Original Six”era,and Toronto faced the ultimate odds after losing the first three games of the series to Detroit.In Game 4,Leafs coach Hap Day had to shake up the team;he benched two of his star players and replaced them with rookies to m

33、ake the team work harder.His plan worked.The Leafs ended up making an amazing comeback and won the next four games.This instance was the first time a team came back from a three-game deficit in the Stanley Cup finals.When Leafs player Gaye Stewart was asked about the series,he said,“Only one word co

34、mes to mind:phenomenal.”The 1942 victory against the Detroit Red Wings ended a nine-year Stanley Cup drought for the Maple Leafs.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U1314The Legend of the OctopusHockey is known for having some really weird traditions.None are as weird as the Legend of the O

35、ctopus.The legend began in Detroit on April 15,1952,during the Red Wings Stanley Cup playoff run.In those days,there were only six teams.In order to win the Cup,a team had to win two best-of-seven series(eight games in total).During one game,two Detroit fans threw the body of an octopus from a seafo

36、od shop onto the ice eight legs for eight needed wins.Detroit ended up winning that year,and the octopus was considered good luck.This strange Detroit tradition continued for years.In one 1995 game,fans threw thirty-six octopuses onto the ice.In yet another 1995 playoff game,two fans tossed a 38-pou

37、nd(17.2 kg)octopus onto the ice.The next year,a 50-pound(22.7 kg)octopus was thrown onto the ice.This crazy tradition continues today!Stanley Cup DynastyEdmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers could have been mistaken for an All-Star Team from 1983 to 1990.Led by“The Great One,”Wayne Gretzky(GRET-ski),th

38、e team won five Stanley Cups during those years.Gretzky was so dominant that Boston Bruins coach Terry OReilly once said,“Hes the best.There should be a league rule that he has to be passed around from team to team every year.”Gretzky wasnt the only Oilers star,however.Six other Oilers players from

39、that era were also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.Years later,the team was officially awarded Dynasty status by the Hockey Hall of Fame for its long string of wins in relatively few years.In 2008,the Detroit Red Wings began using a giant inflatable octopus to kick off their games.Wayne Gretzk

40、y played in the NHL for twenty years.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U1516The Best Game You Can NameEvery year,hockey fans from around the world drool over the idea of their favorite NHL team winning the Stanley Cup.For more than a century,players have skated,scored,saved,checked,and fo

41、ught for the chance to drink from hockeys greatest prize.You never know what will happen in the Stanley Cup playoffs.No matter which team ends up winning the Cup,the true winners are the hockey fans around the world.Glossarybenched(v.)kept from playing in a game(p.11)check(v.)to stop or take a hocke

42、y puck away from the player in control of it(p.5)conference(n.)a group of sports teams that compete against each other as part of a larger league or group(p.4)deficit(n.)a shortage of something,especially money(p.11)dynasty(n.)a team or family that is successful or influential for a long time(p.14)g

43、oalie(n.)a defensive player whose job is to keep the ball or puck from entering his or her teams goal(p.4)playoff(n.)a series of games played after the end of the regular season to determine a champion(p.4)puck(n.)a hard rubber disk in hockey(p.4)quarterfinals four games in which eight teams (n.)com

44、pete and the four winners advance to the next stage of a series(p.8)semifinals(n.)two games in which four teams compete and the two winners advance to the next stage of a series(p.8)slap shot(n.)in hockey,a swinging stroke used to hit the puck with a lot of force (p.4)sudden death an extra period of

45、 play added as a (n.)tiebreaker after regular play ends,where the first team to score wins(p.4)Dallas Stars fans cheer on their team at a 2011 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.If Only the Cup Could Talk.The Stanley Cup playoffs are some of the most competitive playoffs in all of sports.Its no wo

46、nder that when the winning players finally get their hands on the Cup,they can get awfully excited and silly.In the hundred-plus years of its history,the Stanley Cup has gone through a lot of wacky adventures:Clark Gillies of the New York Islanders let his dog eat out of the Stanley Cup.Tampa Bays Andr Roy used the Stanley Cup as an engagement ring bearer.Three different teams have thrown the Stanley Cup into a swimming pool to see if it floats.It does not.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U