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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.1516The 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 fought for the chance to drink from hockeys greatest prize.You never know what w

7、ill 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 hockey puck away from the player in control of it(p.5)conference(n.)a group of spor

8、ts 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)goalie(n.)a defensive player whose job is to keep the ball or puck from enterin

9、g 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.)compete and the four winners advance to the next stage of a series(p.8)semifinals

10、(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 play added as a (n.)tiebreaker after regular play ends,where the first team t

11、o 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 wonder that when the winning players finally get their hands on the Cup,they can

12、 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 team

13、s have thrown the Stanley Cup into a swimming pool to see if it floats.It does not.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level Uwww.readinga-The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeLevel U Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Michael T.FoleyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Written by Michael T.FoleyThe

14、 Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest PrizeCorrelationLEVEL UQ4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAPhoto Credits:Front cover:Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov;back cover:Chris Walker/MCT/Landov;title page:Micah Wright/First Light/Corbis;page 3:Kenneth Armstrong/Reuters/Landov;page 4:Carlos Osorio/AP Images;page 5:

15、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 Toronto Maple Leafs during playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings 1942(Archives of Ontario,F 223-3-2-7-5);page

16、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 Cup in 2011.Back cover:In the last twenty-four years,more than one thousand names have been added to the Cup.Ti

17、tle 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,Canada.1516The Best Game You Can NameEvery year,hockey fans from around the world drool over the idea of their

18、favorite NHL team winning the Stanley Cup.For more than a century,players have skated,scored,saved,checked,and fought 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

19、hockey fans around the world.Glossarybenched(v.)kept from playing in a game(p.11)check(v.)to stop or take a hockey 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 som

20、ething,especially money(p.11)dynasty(n.)a team or family that is successful or influential for a long time(p.14)goalie(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 determ

21、ine a champion(p.4)puck(n.)a hard rubber disk in hockey(p.4)quarterfinals four games in which eight teams (n.)compete 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

22、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 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

23、 the Cup Could Talk.The Stanley Cup playoffs are some of the most competitive playoffs in all of sports.Its no wonder 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 lo

24、t 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 Gr

25、eatest Prize Level U1314The Legend of the OctopusHockey is known for having some really weird traditions.None are as weird as the Legend of the Octopus.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 th

26、e 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 seafood 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 trad

27、ition 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-pound(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 DynastyEd

28、monton 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),the 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 le

29、ague 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 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

30、 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 Gretzky played in the NHL for twenty years.The Stanley Cup:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U34Table of ContentsHockeys Greatest Prize .4Lord Stanleys Cup .5The Road

31、 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 Octopus .13Stanley Cup DynastyEdmonton Oilers .14The Best Game You Can Name .15

32、Glossary .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 is tied 0-0 in the second sudden death overtime period.Tension could not be

33、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 Joe Louis Arena is sucked out of the building as tens of thousands of Red Wings

34、 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:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U34Table of ContentsHockeys Greatest Prize .4Lo

35、rd 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 Octopus .13Stanley Cup DynastyEdmonton Oilers .14The

36、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 is tied 0-0 in the second sudden death overtime pe

37、riod.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 Joe Louis Arena is sucked out of the building as tens

38、 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:Hockeys Greatest Prize Level U1314The Legend of th

39、e OctopusHockey is known for having some really weird traditions.None are as weird as the Legend of the Octopus.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-seve

40、n series(eight games in total).During one game,two Detroit fans threw the body of an octopus from a seafood 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 ga

41、me,fans threw thirty-six octopuses onto the ice.In yet another 1995 playoff game,two fans tossed a 38-pound(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 h

42、ave been mistaken for an All-Star Team from 1983 to 1990.Led by“The Great One,”Wayne Gretzky(GRET-ski),the 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 aroun

43、d from team to team every year.”Gretzky wasnt the only Oilers star,however.Six other Oilers players from 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.

44、In 2008,the Detroit Red Wings began using a giant inflatable octopus to kick off their games.Wayne Gretzky played in the NHL for twenty years.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 w

45、ere trying to win against the St.Louis Blues 4-0.Bruins captain Bobby Orr found himself in front of the St.Louis net after passing 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 b

46、y a St.Louis defenseman.The combination of being tripped and Orrs excitement caused him to fly into the air like a superhero.Photographer 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 t

47、he Cup.The Bruins win against the Blues brought the Cup back to Boston after a twenty-nine-year absence.1942Toronto Maple Leafs 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 Detro

48、it.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 make 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

49、three-game deficit in the Stanley Cup finals.When Leafs player Gaye Stewart was asked about the series,he said,“Only one word comes 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 Leve

50、l 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 most exciting time of the year